Roman Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chinhoyi (Latin: Chinhoyien(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Chinhoyi in the ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe.

Diocese of Chinhoyi

Dioecesis Chinhoyiensis
Location
Country Zimbabwe
TerritoryDistricts of Makonde, Hurungwe, Kariba (East of Sanyati River), Guruve, Centenary, Mount Darwin, Rushinga (North of Mazowe River)
Ecclesiastical provinceHarare
Statistics
Area56,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2016)
3,000,540
214,400 (7.1%)
Parishes19
Schools10
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Patron saintKizito
Francis Xavier
Secular priests36
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRaymond Mupandasekwa , C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan ArchbishopRobert Ndlovu
Vicar GeneralWalter Chenyika
Bishops emeritusDieter Bernd Scholz, S.J.
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History
  • December 17, 1973: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinoia from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salisbury
  • June 25, 1982: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Chinhoyi
  • October 28, 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Chinhoyi

Leadership
  • Prefect Apostolic of Chinhoyi (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. (22 Feb 1974 – 28 Oct 1985 see below)
  • Bishops of Chinhoyi (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. (see above 28 Oct 1985 – 10 Mar 2004)
    • Bishop Dieter Scholz, S.J. (6 Apr 2006 – 17 Feb 2016)
    • Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R. (2017.13.30 -)
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See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe

References

    Sources
    • GCatholic.org
    • "Diocese of Chinhoyi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

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