Zolile Peter Mpambani


Zolile Peter Mpambani
Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein
SeeBloemfontein
Appointed1 April 2020
Installed19 June 2020
PredecessorJabulani Adatus Nxumalo
SuccessorIncumbent
Other postsBishop of Kokstad, South Africa (6 May 2013 - 1 April 2020)
Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa (since 15 December 2025)
Orders
Ordination25 April 1987
Consecration23 August 2013
by William Matthew Slattery
RankArchbishop
Personal details
BornZolile Peter Mpambani
(1957-02-20) 20 February 1957
Styles of
Zolile Peter Mpambani
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious styleArchbishop

Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I (born 20 February 1957) is a South African Catholic prelate who is the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bloemfontein, in South Africa, since 1 April 2020. Before that, he served as Bishop of the Diocese of Kokstad, in South Africa from 6 May 2013 until 1 April 2020. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis. His episcopal consecration took place on 3 August 2013 at Kokstad by the hands of William Matthew Slattery, Archbishop of the Pretoria. On 1 April 2020, The Holy Father transferred him to Bloemfontein and appointed him Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province of Bloemfontein. He was installed at Bloemfontein on 19 June 2020. In December 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed him apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa, to run concurrently with his duties as archbishop. He is a member of the Catholic relogious order of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (S.C.I.).