HARARE
MUTARE
MASVINGO
HWANGE
GOKWE
CHINHOYI
GWERU
ARCHDIOCESE OF HARARE
Archbishop Robert C. Ndlovu – Archbishop of Harare,
ordained on 9 May 1999, appointed on 10 June
2004 and installed on 21 August 2004
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
The Archdiocese is but a fragment of the original Zambesi Mission which was entrusted to the Fathers of the Society of Jesus by Propaganda, on the 2nd of July 1879. In 1893 the Portuguese territory was cut off and in 1927 the erection of the Broken Hill Prefecture further reduced the vast area to about half. The erection of the Independent Mission of Bulawayo (now Archdiocese) in 1930, reduced the area to 280,912 square km. In 1946 ten civil districts and part of an eleventh became the Prefecture of Fort Victoria (now the Diocese of Gweru) and were confided to the Bethlehem Fathers. In 1953 the districts of Makoni, Inyanga (Nyanga) and Umtali (Mutare) with Melsetter (Chimanimani) and Chipinga (Chipinge) from Fort Victoria Prefecture were formed into the Umtali Prefecture (now Mutare Diocese). Selukwe (Shurugwi, Gwelo (Gweru), and Que Que (Kwekwe) were transferred to the Fort Victoria Vicariate (now Diocese of Gweru.) Sebungwe became part of the Wankie Prefecture (now Hwange Diocese). In 1974 the districts of Darwin, Lomagundi, Sipolilo (Guruve), Urungwe and that part of Kariba east of the Umniati River were formed into the Sinoia Prefecture (now Chinhoyi Diocese). This further reduced the area by 54 345 sq. km. The Archdiocese now comprises the civil districts of Mazowe, Bindura, Shamva, Murewa, Rushinga (south of the Mazowe river), Mudzi, Mutoko, Kadoma, Chegutu, Harare, Goromonzi, Seke, Marondera, Charter, Wedza and Buhera.
Area: 63,555 sq. km
Population: 4 866 000
Catholics: 483 293
Diocesan Feastday: St Peter Claver
ADDRESS:
Archbishop’s House, 66 Fifth Street,
P. O.Box CY 330, Causeway, Harare
Tel: 04 727 386
Fax: 04 721 598
Email: hrearch@zol.co.zw
MUTARE DIOCESE
Rt. Rev. Paul Horan – Bishop of Mutare,
Ordained on 27 August 2016.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
The Prefecture Apostolic of Mutare was erected on the 2nd of February 1953. It was entrusted to the care of the Carmelite Fathers of the Irish Province. The territory consists of parts divided from the Vicariates of Salisbury (Harare) and Fort Victoria (Masvingo), and comprises the greater part of the administrative Province of Manicaland. On February 15 1957, the Prefecture was raised to the status of a Diocese.The civil districts included in the Diocese are Maungwe, Mutasa, Mutare, Nyanga, Chimanimani and Chipinge.
Rt. Rev. Paul Horan – Bishop of Mutare,
Ordained on 27 August 2016.
Area: 32,202 square kilometres
Population: 1,675,000
Catholics: 119,500
Diocesan Feastday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel (16 July)
ADDRESS:
Bishop’s House, Marymount Rd,
P.O.Box 47, Mutare,
Tel: 020 62347
E-mail: diomutare@gmail.com
Website: www.mutarediocese.co.zw
MASVINGO DIOCESE
Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera – Bishop of Masvingo, appointed on 9 February 1999, installed on 24 April 1999
Masvingo Diocese Cathedral
The Diocese of Masvingo, cut off from the Diocese of Gweru, was established on the 24th April 1999. It comprises the following civil districts: Beitbridge, Chiredzi, Chivi, Gutu, Bikita, Masvingo, Mwenezi and Zaka.
Area: 70,000 square kilometres
Population: 1,863,650
Catholics: 215,500
Diocesan Feastday: Mary Queen of Peace (22 August)
ADDRESS:
Bishop’s House, 1
5B Glyntor Road, Clovelly,
P.O.Box 1400, Masvingo
Tel: 039 263 465
Fax: 039 263 541
E-mail: bishopmd00@gmail.com
masvingodioc@gmail.com
HWANGE DIOCESE
St. Ignatius Cathedral
Bishop Raphael Macebo
Mabuza Ncube
The Prefecture of Hwange, cut off from the Apostolic Vicariates of Salisbury and Bulawayo was erected on 29th June 1953 and confided to the Fathers of the Spanish Mission Institute (SMI). The first Prefect Apostolic was Mgr Francis Font, 1953-1955 (+1961), followed by Mgr Dominic Ros, 1955-1963 (+1966). On 1st March 1963, the Prefecture of Hwange became a Diocese. On 3rd July 1991, the civil district of Gokwe, the area of Omay between the Sengwa and Sanyati rivers in the Kariba district, and the area of the Nkayi district north of the Shangani river, were cut from the Diocese of Hwange and formed into the Diocese of Gokwe.
The Diocese of Hwange comprises the following civil districts: Hwange, Binga, and the part of Lupane north of the Shabula river. It is bounded on the North by Zambezi river, on the West by Botswana, on the East by the civil districts of Omay, Gokwe, Lupane and on the South by Nyamandlovu.
Area: 43,427 square kilometres
Population: 346,697
Catholics: 38,175
Diocesan Feastday: The Immaculate Conception of Mary (8 December)
ADDRESS:
Bishop’s House, Old Bulawayo Road,
P.O.Box 25, Hwange
Tel: 081 223 25
Fax: 081 222 60
E-mail : bishouse@comone.co.zw
Website: www.hwangediocese.org
GOKWE DIOCESE
Bishop Rudolf Nyandoro
Apostolic Administrator
GOKWE DIOCESE
St. John Cathedral
The Diocese of Gokwe, cut off from the Diocese of Hwange, was erected on 19 October 1991. The Diocese comprises the Civil Districts of Gokwe North and Gokwe South, the area of Omay between the Sengwa and Sanyati rivers in the Kariba District, and the area of Nkayi District, north of the Shangani river. It is bounded on the North by the Kariba Lake, on the east by Kariba and Kadona Districts, on the south by Kwekwe and Nkayi Districts, and on the west by Lupane and Binga Districts.
Area: 26,000 square kilometres
Population: 600,000
Catholics: 79, 158
Diocesan Feastday: Conversion of St. Paul (January 25)
ADDRESS:Bishop’s HouseSasame 2 Area,P.O.Box 90, GokweTel: 059 2396Fax: 059 2382E-mail: diogokwe@gmail.com
CHINHOYI DIOCESE
Corpus Christi Cathedral
The Archdiocese is but a fragment of the original Zambesi Mission which was entrusted to the Fathers of the Society of Jesus by Propaganda, on the 2nd of July 1879. In 1893 the Portuguese territory was cut off and in 1927 the erection of the Broken Hill Prefecture further reduced the vast area to about half. The erection of the Independent Mission of Bulawayo (now Archdiocese) in 1930, reduced the area to 280,912 square km. In 1946 ten civil districts and part of an eleventh became the Prefecture of Fort Victoria (now the Diocese of Gweru) and were confided to the Bethlehem Fathers. In 1953 the districts of Makoni, Inyanga (Nyanga) and Umtali (Mutare) with Melsetter (Chimanimani) and Chipinga (Chipinge) from Fort Victoria Prefecture were formed into the Umtali Prefecture (now Mutare Diocese). Selukwe (Shurugwi, Gwelo (Gweru), and Que Que (Kwekwe) were transferred to the Fort Victoria Vicariate (now Diocese of Gweru.) Sebungwe became part of the Wankie Prefecture (now Hwange Diocese). In 1974 the districts of Darwin, Lomagundi, Sipolilo (Guruve), Urungwe and that part of Kariba east of the Umniati River were formed into the Sinoia Prefecture (now Chinhoyi Diocese). This further reduced the area by 54 345 sq. km. The Archdiocese now comprises the civil districts of Mazowe, Bindura, Shamva, Murewa, Rushinga (south of the Mazowe river), Mudzi, Mutoko, Kadoma, Chegutu, Harare, Goromonzi, Seke, Marondera, Charter, Wedza and Buhera.
Area: 56 000 square kilometres
Population: 2 000 000
Catholics: 100 000
Patrons: St Kizito & St Francis Xavie
ADDRESS:
26 Robson Manyika Drive, P.O.Box 680, Chinhoyi, Tel: 067 225 62, Fax: 067 222 17
E-mail: diochinhoyi@gmail.com
GWERU DIOCESE
Bishop Rudolf Nyandoro
BISHOP OF GWERU DIOCESE
Appointed 11 September 2020
St. Theresa Cathedral
Fort Victoria Prefecture, named after the town Fort Victoria, now Masvingo, was erected on 14 November 1946 and committed to the care of the Bethlehem Fathers (S.M.B.) of Switzerland. The Mission was until that date part of the Salisbury Vicariate. When the Hierarchy was established in this country on 1st January 1955, the Vicariate of Fort Victoria became the Diocese of Gweru. In 1999, the Diocese was sub-divided and the new Diocese of Masvingo was created. The first Bishop of Gweru Diocese was Bishop Alois Haene who resigned and was succeeded by Bishop Tobias Chiginya. Bishop Francis Xavier Mugadzi succeeded Bishop Chiginya who died after a car accident on 14 January 1987. The fourth bishop of Gweru was Bishop Emeritus Martin Munyanyi who resigned and paved way for the late Bishop Xavier Munyongani who died on 15 October 2017.
The Diocese comprises of the following civil districts, Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurugwi, Chirumhanzu, Zvishavane and Mberengwa.
Area: 29 158 square kilometres
Population: 1 521 000
Catholics: 381 659
Diocesan Feastday: Mary Help of Christians (24 May)
ADDRESS:
Bishop’s House,
77 Kopje Road,
Box 622, Gweru
Tel: (054) 223565 Fax: (054) 223381/223181
E-mail: gwerudiocese@yahoo.com
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