Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange (Latin: Huangen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Hwange in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.

Diocese of Hwange Dioecesis Huangensis
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 km^2 (16,767 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2016) 406,500 38,234 (9.4%)
Parishes	24
Schools	7
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman rite
Established	March 1, 1963
Secular priests	21
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Alberto Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alex Kaliyanil, SVD
Vicar General	Marko Rumuma
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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 (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Francesco Font Garcia, I.E.M.E. (1953 – 1956)
  • Fr. Dominic Ros Arraiza, I.E.M.E. (19 Oct 1956 – 1963)
• Bishops of Hwange (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. (1 Mar 1963 – 9 Feb 1999)
  • Bishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu (9 Feb 1999 – 10 Jun 2004), appointed Archbishop of Harare
  • Bishop Alberto Serrano, I.E.M.E. (since 5 Dec 2006)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe

References

Sources

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