Diocese of Gweru
Latin Catholic diocese in Zimbabwe
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The Diocese of Gweru (Latin: Gueruen(sis)) is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese in the city of Gweru in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
Country
Zimbabwe
ZimbabweTerritoryCivil districts of Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurugwi, Chirumhanzu, Zvishavane, Mberengwa
Area29,158 km2 (11,258 sq mi)
Diocese of Gweru Dioecesis Gueruensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Territory | Civil districts of Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurugwi, Chirumhanzu, Zvishavane, Mberengwa |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bulawayo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 29,158 km2 (11,258 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 33 |
| Schools | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 1, 1955 |
| Patron saint | Mary Help of Christians |
| Secular priests | 29 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Rudolf Nyandoro |
| Vicar General | Father Matthew Madziva |
| Map | |
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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
(all Latin Church)
Prefects Apostolic of Fort Victoria
- Aloysius Haene (1947 – 24 June 1950)
Vicars Apostolic of Fort Victoria
- Aloysius Haene (24 June 1950 – 1 January 1955)
Bishops of Gwelo
- Aloysius Haene (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.