Diocese of Hwange
Latin Catholic diocese in Zimbabwe
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The Diocese of Hwange (Latin: Huangen(sis)) is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese in the city of Hwange in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
Country
Zimbabwe
ZimbabweTerritoryCivil districts of Hwange, Binga, and the part of Lupane north of the Shabula river
Area43,427 km2 (16,767 sq mi)
Diocese of Hwange Dioecesis Huangensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Territory | Civil districts of Hwange, Binga, and the part of Lupane north of the Shabula river |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bulawayo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 43,427 km2 (16,767 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 24 |
| Schools | 7 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 1, 1963 |
| Secular priests | 21 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alex Kaliyanil, SVD |
| Vicar General | Marko Rumuma |
| Bishops emeritus | José Alberto Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E. |
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History
- June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Wankie from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bulawayo and Apostolic Vicariate of Salisbury
- March 1, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of Wankie
- April 8, 1988: Renamed as Diocese of Hwange
Leadership
- Prefects Apostolic of Wankie
- Francesco Font Garcia, I.E.M.E. (1953 – 1956)
- Dominic Ros Arraiza, I.E.M.E. (19 October 1956 – 1963)
- Bishops of Hwange
- Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. (1 March 1963 – 9 February 1999)
- Robert Christopher Ndlovu (9 February 1999 – 10 June 2004), appointed Archbishop of Harare
- Alberto Serrano, I.E.M.E. (5 December 2006 – 5 July 2021)[1]
- Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube (5 July 2021 – present)