Roman Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi

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Diocese of Chinhoyi

Dioecesis Chinhoyiensis
Location
CountryFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
TerritoryDistricts of Makonde, Hurungwe, Kariba (East of Sanyati River), Guruve, Centenary, Mount Darwin, Rushinga (North of Mazowe River)
Ecclesiastical province Harare
Statistics
Area56,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2016)
  • 3,000,540
  • 214,400 (7.1%)
Parishes19
Schools10
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Patron saint Kizito Francis Xavier
Secular priests 36
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
BishopVacant
Metropolitan Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu
Vicar GeneralFather 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.

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