Catholic Church in Zimbabwe
The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Catholic Church in Zimbabwe | |
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Zimbabwean Diocese' boundaries. Harare and Bulawayo are metropolitan Archdiocese | |
Type | National polity |
Classification | Catholic |
Orientation | Christianity |
Scripture | Bible |
Theology | Catholic theology |
Polity | Episcopal |
Governance | Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference |
Pope | Pope Francis |
ZCBC President | Robert Ndlovu |
Apostolic Nuncio | Paolo Rudelli |
Region | Zimbabwe |
Language | English, Shona, Ndebele |
Founder | Jesuits |
Origin | 1887 |
Members | 1,367,669 |
Official website | http://www.zcbc.co.zw/ |
There were 1,145,000 Catholics in the country (about 9% of the total population) in 2005.[1] There are eight dioceses, including two archdioceses. Pius Ncube, the former archbishop of Bulawayo, was an outspoken critic of the then government of Robert Mugabe, who is also a Catholic.
Dioceses
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See also
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo
- List of parishes in the Archdiocese of Harare
- Religion in Zimbabwe
- Archbishop Marek Zalewski
External links
- Statistics relating to the Catholic church in Zimbabwe
- GCatholic
- Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference
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