Sacred Heart Cathedral, Harare

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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is located in Zimbabwe
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
17°49′16″S 31°03′12″E / 17.8210°S 31.0532°E / -17.8210; 31.0532Coordinates: 17°49′16″S 31°03′12″E / 17.8210°S 31.0532°E / -17.8210; 31.0532
LocationHarare
CountryZimbabwe
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Websitesacredheartcathedralzw.org
History
Former name(s)Church of the Sacred Heart
Founded1893
Consecrated2 August 1924
Past bishop(s)Patrick Fani Chakaipa
Architecture
Architectural typeCathedral
Years built1924-1925
Groundbreaking28 June 1924
Administration
DeaneryInner City Deanery of Harare Archdiocese
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Harare
Clergy
ArchbishopRobert Ndlovu
Vicar(s)

The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus[1] is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church[2] and is located on Fourth Street in central Harare,[3] Zimbabwe.[4]

History[]

It serves as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Harare (Archidioecesis Hararensis). It follows the Roman or Latin rite and was dedicated as its name indicates to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a Catholic devotion tradition referred to the heart of Jesus of Nazareth.

It all began when the Jesuits first arrived in Harare (Salisbury); a chapel for forty people was opened in the grounds of the Dominican Convent in 1893.  Fr Aloysius Leboeuf became parish priest, living in a room built onto the side of the chapel, and from here he designed a new and bigger church, the Church of the Sacred Heart, opened on the feast of the Annunciation in 1900.  This in turn eventually proved too small and on 28 June 1924 Mgr Brown laid the foundation stone of the present Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.  The Cathedral was opened the following year, on Sunday, 2 August 1925. Jesuits continued to serve the Cathedral until 31 December 2008, when it was handed over to the diocesan clergy.

Due to the varied composition of the congregation most Masses are held in both English and Shona, a local language and to a lesser extent additionally there are services in French and Portuguese.[5]

Mass Times[]

Sunday

  • 07:00hrs - in the Cathedral
  • 07:00hrs - in the Jubilee Hall


  • 09:00hrs - in the Cathedral
  • 09:00hrs - Youth Mass in the Jubilee Hall


  • 11:00hrs - in the Cathedral
  • 11:00hrs - in the Jubilee Hall


  • 13:00hrs - French/Portuguese Mass in St. Thomas More Hall
  • 13:00hrs - in the Cathedral
  • 13:00hrs - in the Jubilee Hall

Monday to Friday

  • 09:00hrs - English Mass
  • 13:00hrs - Shona Mass

Saturday

  • 09:00hrs - English Mass

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe
  • Sacred Heart Cathedral (disambiguation)

References[]

  1. ^ Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Harare)
  2. ^ Catholic Cathedral, Harare: 1925-2000. Catholic Cathedral. 2000-01-01. ISBN 9780797421899.
  3. ^ Dzadagu, Athanasio (2015-03-26). Now That the Dust Has Settled: Who Was Archbishop Patrick Fani Chakaipa?. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781504939690.
  4. ^ Hallencreutz, Carl F. (1998-01-01). Religion and Politics in Harare 1890-1980. Swedish Institute of Missionary Research. ISBN 9789185424528.
  5. ^ "History – Archdiocese of Harare. Cathedral of The Sacred Heart". www.sacredheartcathedral.org.zw. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
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