Pope Francis has named Fr. Duncan Theodore Tsoke as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Johannesburg, South Africa.
He was born in Daveyton, South Africa, in 1964 and was ordained a priest in 1995. He has served as parish vicar, formator and teacher of spirituality at the St. Peter seminary of Garsfontein, Pretoria, episcopal vicar for evangelisation, assistant vicar for vocational pastoral ministry, parish priest and parish administrator. He is currently vicar general of the archdiocese of Johannesburg and pastor of the Holy Family parish in Turffontein.
The archdiocese has a population of some 253,000, with Catholics making up 250,000. They are served by just over 140 priests, 16 permanent deacons and nearly 200 religious.
