Catholic Church in Zimbabwe

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Catholic Church
in Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwean Diocese' boundaries. Harare and Bulawayo are metropolitan Archdiocese
Type National polity
Classification Catholic
Orientation Latin
Scripture Bible
Theology Catholic theology
Polity Episcopal
Governance Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference
Pope Leo XIV
ZCBC President Robert Ndlovu
Apostolic Nuncio Paolo Rudelli
Region Zimbabwe
Language English, Shona, Ndebele
Founder Jesuits
Origin1887
Members1,367,669
Official website http://www.zcbc.co.zw/

The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope of Rome, Pope Leo XIV.

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According to the 2017 Inter Censal Demography Survey by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency 8.0% of the population of Zimbabwe were Catholic; overall, 84% of the country had a Christian background. [1]

There were 1,145,000 Catholics in the country (about 9% of the total population) in 2005. [2] According to the 2022 Zimbabwe Population and Housing census, there are an estimated 975.488 Catholics in Zimbabwe, representing 6.4% from Zimbabwe's population. [3]

In 2020, Catholic numbers were up to 2 million people, with 600 priests and 1,000 nuns serving across 267 parishes. [4]

Pius Ncube, the former archbishop of Bulawayo, was an outspoken critic of the then government of Robert Mugabe, who was also a Catholic.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Inter Censal Demography Survey 2017 Report, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (2017)
  2. ↑ Earth Healing website, statistics, Albert J. Fritsch, SJ, PhD., 2005
  3. ↑ "Home". ZIMSTAT. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08


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