South African Bishop Appointed to Dicastery for Consecrated Life “Delighted”, Lauds Pope Leo XIV for African Appointees

South African Bishop Appointed to Dicastery for Consecrated Life “delighted”, Lauds Pope Leo XIV for African Appointees

Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Kokstad has expressed “delight” following his appointment as member of the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL). In a video interview that the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) published on June 28, Bishop Mbuyisa who is among the five newly appointed members to the ICLSAL Dicastery lauded Pope Leo …

Fr O’Connor says Bishop Mbuyisa's Vatican Appointment is a “great surprise but also of great pleasure”

The Catholic Church in Southern Africa is witnessing a remarkable moment in its history, as Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, CMM, of the Diocese of Kokstad, assumes a significant role in the global Church. Recently appointed by Pope Leo XIV as a member of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Bishop Mbuyisa’s new position was welcomed with national and ecclesial praise—including official messages from th…