The Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Fluminis Orangensis) was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction located in part of South Africa.
[1] The prefecture, detached from the vicariate in July, 1909, was bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, extending from the Orange River as far as Damaraland (23° 20′ S.
But when a sufficiently long rain waters these forlorn regions, the richest pastures spring up in an incredibly short time as the air becomes saturated to such a degree with the odour of vegetation that many suffer from headache.
[1] In the early 20th century, the population of the Vicariate was largely Khoikhoi with small numbers of German, English, Irish, and Boer settlers.
[1] When the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales arrived in Little Namaqualand, to which the mission was then confined, they found not one hundred Catholics.
In several places, all Catholic adults received Holy Communion on the first Friday of every month and the great feasts of the year.