Raymond Mupandasekwa

Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa (born 28 April 1970) was installed as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Chinhoyi on 7 April 2018.[1][2] He is the first black bishop of Chinhoyi Diocese. He is also the first Redemptorist bishop in Chinhoyi , Zimbabwe and Africa.

The Most Reverend Dr.


Raymond Mupandasekwa
Bishop of Chinhoyi
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Harare
ProvinceMashonaland West Province
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi
Orders
Ordination4 August 2001
Consecration7 April 2018
by Robert Ndlovu
Personal details
Birth nameRaymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa
Born (1970-04-28) 28 April 1970
Masvingo
NationalityZimbabwean
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsRoswitta Madzima (mother) Fabian Mupandasekwa (father)
Coat of arms

Education

  • Chishawasha Seminary Harare-Diploma in Philosophy (1991-1993)
  • Chishawasha Seminary Harare-Honours Degree in Religious Studies (1995-2000)
  • St. Augustine College South Africa-Masters in Canon Law (2001-2003)[2]
  • Academia Alphosiana Rome-Masters in Moral Theology (2007-2010)
  • Redemptorist finally professed:21 February 1998

Offices

  • Redemptorist Regional Superior (2015)
  • Redemptorist Student formulator (2010-2015)
  • Vice Rector of Holy Trinity College Harare (2014)[2]
  • Member of the board of Governors of Holy Trinity College
  • Dean of Outer City Deanary (2013-2015)

Ministries

  • Curate of St. Fidelis Parish-Mabvuku, Harare (2001-2005)
  • Parish Priest of St. Gerards Parish-Borrowdale, Harare (2005-2007)
  • Parish Priest of St.Fidelis Parish-Mabvuku, Harare (2010-2015)
  • Lecturer in Moral Theology-Chishawasha Seminary (2010-2014)
  • Lecturer in Moral Theology-Holy Trinity College, Harare (2010-2015)[2]
  • Lecturer in Canon Law-Holy Trinity College, Harare(2012-2015)
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References

  1. "Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. "Roman Catholic appoints new bishop for Chinhoyi". The Mirror (Masvingo). January 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.


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