The portion of South Africa which would form the Vicariate of Kimberley in Orange () had earlier become in the division of the Apostolic Vicariate of Good Hope part of the Eastern District, and later on part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal.
This passage describes a geographical shift within the boundaries of the Catholic Church's administrative divisions in South Africa. The area that would become the Vicariate of Kimberley was initially part of the Eastern District and later became part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal before finally being incorporated into the Vicariate of Kimberley in Orange.