DIOCESE OF TZANEEN

PATRON SAINTS:
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and St Joseph

The Diocese was originally part of the Abbey Nullius of Pietersburg. The Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart took responsibility for it and sent the first four Priests in 1950. This area was constituted the Prefecture Apostolic of Louis Trichardt on 29 December 1962. It was established as the Diocese of Louis Trichardt-Tzaneen by Decree of Pope Paul VI on 16 November 1972. By special Decree from Rome on 29 July 1987, the name of the Diocese was changed to that of the Diocese of Tzaneen.
The boundaries are: Zimbabwe in the North, the Dioceses of Polokwane (Pietersburg) and Witbank in the South, the Kruger National Park and Mozambique in the East, and the Diocese of Polokwane and Botswana in the West. It comprises the District Municipalities of Vhembe and Mopani, and a portion of the District Municipality of Capricorn.
Area: 49 472 sq. km Total Pop: approx. 2,7 million Catholic Population: approx. 45,500

Please pray to God in the holy name of Jesus, and also ask for the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary, and indeed, Blessed Daswa himself, that we may get a favourable response from Rome. We pray that when the members of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints study, scrutinize and evaluate all the documents and testimonies which we sent them, Pope Francis will then be able to discern and respond if Blessed Tshimangadzo Samuel Benedict Daswa can be canonized and proclaimed as a Saint for the universal Church.

May God bless you all and may Blessed Tshimangadzo Samuel Benedict Daswa intercede for your needs and the needs of your family and community.

+Rt. Reverend Bishop Joao Rodrigues Sr Tshifhiwa Munzhedzi, OP.

Bishop of Tzaneen Promotor of the Cause

bishopjoao@mweb.co.za bendaswa@mweb.co.za