EPISCOPAL LEADERSHIP
ARCHDIOCESE OF DURBAN NEWS & EVENTS
DUAL CELEBRATION
Let the faithful gather from across the Archdiocese and make their way towards the CBD this coming month for the great dual celebration of the birthday and anniversary of our Archbishop.
Encourage family and friends, arrange transport, come and be welcome, and let us fill the cathedral parish with the joyful sounds of praise and prayer in thanksgiving to God.
Note: Please speak with your parish priest if you have any queries concerning the celebration or alternatively, please contact the cathedral parish directly.
LAUNCH OF THE JUBILEE: PILGRIMS OF HOPE 2025
At the Emmanuel Cathedral Durban, on Epiphany Sunday, great crowds gathered to celebrate the official launch of the Jubilee “Pilgrims of Hope” in the Archdiocese.
Archbishop Jwara CMM, Bishop Zondi, Chancellor and Spokesperson Fr Julian Davey, together with Fr David Sithole as Administrator of the Cathedral, Fr Denardo Gnagnapragas as MC, and other clergy from across the Archdiocese came together to mark this most historic event.
Archbishop Jwara CMM blessed the Jubilee Candle and carried its light into the empty Cathedral followed by Bishop Zondi, the attending clergy, and the people of God in a great symbolic gesture of being led by the Hope that is Christ, who is the light of the world.
From this great candle, seven others were lit by representatives of each deanery signaling the Jubilee being carried to all corners of the Archdiocese where soon there will be in each parish planned activities and celebrations culminating in an Archdiocese-wide event.
A special thanks to Fr David Sithole and Fr Denardo Gnagnapragas for the hosting and organization of the Jubilee Launch, which provided a great start to such an important year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025
We wish all a safe and most enjoyable New Year's celebration with family and friends, and once more we sincerely thank all clergy, religious brothers and sisters, and members of the lay faithful who have contributed so richly with their time, talents, and treasures to the good work of the Church in the Archdiocese.
May Our Holy Mother Mary intercede for peace in the world (especially in Eastern Europe and the Middle East), for all our needs, and lead us all into a closer and more fruitful relationship with her Son this 2025 as we begin New Year's Day celebrating the Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God.
FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
As we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and enter into the Christmas Season, please receive a very special Christmas message, and prayer request, from our Archbishop…
OUR LADY – PRAY FOR US
According to the wishes of His Grace, Archbishop Jwara CMM, please would all visitors to this site and all clergy/parishioners throughout the Archdiocese of Durban pray for a peaceful resolution to the Middle Eastern Conflict as well as to the conflict in Eastern Europe (Russia/Ukraine). We implore the aid of Our Lady to bring leaders of nations to the negotiating table, and to turn the hearts of all men towards reconciliation.
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
From this moment I entrust these initiatives to the maternal intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, asking her to sustain our efforts and those of humanity in order to achieve peace.
We ask you, Queen of Peace,
to help us respond with the power of truth and love
to the new and unsettling challenges of the present moment.
Help us also to pass through this difficult period,
that disturbs the serenity of so many people,
and to work without delay to build every day and everywhere
a genuine culture of peace.
- – Pope St John Paul II
