Roman Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi

Diocese of Chinhoyi Dioecesis Chinhoyiensis
Location
Country	Zimbabwe
Territory	Districts of Makonde, Hurungwe, Kariba (East of Sanyati River), Guruve, Centenary, Mount Darwin, Rushinga (North of Mazowe River)
Ecclesiastical province	Harare
Statistics
Area	56,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2016) 3,000,540 214,400 (7.1%)
Parishes	19
Schools	10
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Patron saint	Kizito Francis Xavier
Secular priests	36
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Robert Christopher Ndlovu
Vicar General	Father Keneth Mapanda
Bishops emeritus	Dieter Bernd Scholz S.J. Raymond Mupandasekwa
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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.

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 Bernd Scholz S.J. (6 April 2006 – 17 February 2016)
  • Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa C.Ss.R. (30 December 2017 - 15 September 2023)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe

Sources

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

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