page_title: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn
section_title: Leadership
hierarchical_section_title: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn / Leadership
caption_attribution_description: English: Bishop Adams, Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn in South Africa Deutsch: Bischof Adams, Bistum Oudtshoorn in Südafrika (Amtszeit vom 2. Mai 1983 bis 28. Mai 2010) Bild von einem Besuch der Pfarrgemeinde St. Anna (Neuenkirchen), Deutschland
context_page_description: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn is a diocese located in the city of Oudtshoorn in the Ecclesiastical province of Cape Town in South Africa.
  On May 4, 2020, Noel Andrew Rucastle, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, was appointed Bishop of Oudtshoorn.
context_section_description: Prefects Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Central District (Latin Church)
  Bishop Francis Hennemann (1922.06.26 – 1933.06.30), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District
  Fr. Teodoro Koenig (1934.01.12 – 1939.06.13 see below)
  Prefect Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
  Fr. Teodoro Koenig (see above 1939.06.13 – 1947)
  Vicar Apostolic of Oudtshoorn
  Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel (1948.12.09 – 1951.01.11 see below)
  Bishops of Oudtshoorn
  Bishop Bruno-Augustin Hippel (see above 1951.01.11 – 1968.10.02)
  Bishop Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. (1969.03.06 – 1982.04.20)
  Bishop Edward Robert Adams (1983.05.02 - 2010.05.28) 
  Bishop Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia (appointed 2010.05.28 - retired 2 July 2018)
  Bishop Noel Andrew Rucastle (appointed 4 May 2020 - )
caption: Bishop Edward Robert Adams
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