Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru
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Diocese of Gweru Dioecesis Gueruensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Civil districts of Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurugwi, Chirumhanzu, Zvishavane, Mberengwa |
Ecclesiastical province | Bulawayo |
Statistics | |
Area | 29,158 km2 (11,258 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2016) 2,428,000 443,500 (18.3%) |
Parishes | 33 |
Schools | 23 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 1, 1955 |
Patron saint | Mary Help of Christians |
Secular priests | 29 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rudolf Nyandoro |
Vicar General | |
Bishops emeritus | Martin Munyanyi |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru (Latin: Gueruen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Gweru in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
History[]
- November 14, 1946: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Victoria
- June 24, 1950: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Fort Victoria
- January 1, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Gwelo
- June 25, 1982: Renamed as Diocese of Gweru
Episcopal ordinaries[]
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(all Latin Church)
Prefects Apostolic of Fort Victoria[]
- (1947 – 24 June 1950)
Vicars Apostolic of Fort Victoria[]
- (24 June 1950 – 1 January 1955)
Bishops of Gwelo[]
- (1 January 1955 – 3 February 1977)
- Tobias Wunganayi Chiginya (3 February 1977 – 25 June 1982)
Bishops of Gweru[]
- Tobias Wunganayi Chiginya (25 June 1982 – 14 January 1987)
- Francis Xavier Mugadzi (25 October 1988 – 6 February 2004)
- Martin Munyanyi (11 May 2006 – 28 April 2012)
- Xavier Johnsai Munyongani (14 September 2013 – 15 October 2017) (was priest here, 1977–1999, then was incardinated in Díocese of Masvingo)
- Rudolf Nyandoro (24 October 2020 – present)
See also[]
References[]
Sources[]
- GCatholic.org
- "Diocese of Gweru". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe
- Christian organizations established in 1946
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bulawayo
- Roman Catholic bishops of Gweru