Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe

Diocese of Gokwe Dioecesis Gokvensis
Location
Country	Zimbabwe
Territory	Districts of Gokwe North, Gokwe South, the area of Omay between the Sengwa and Sanyati rivers in the Kariba District, Nkayi District north of the Shangani river.
Ecclesiastical province	Harare
Statistics
Area	26,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2016) 648,000 79,800 (12.3%)
Parishes	17
Schools	11
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	June 17, 1991
Patron saint	St. Paul
Secular priests	26
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Eusebius Jelous Nyathi
Metropolitan Archbishop	Archbishop Robert Ndlovu
Vicar General	Father Joseph Mugara
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe (Latin : Gokven(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Gokwe in the ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe.

History

• June 17, 1991: Established as Diocese of Gokwe from Diocese of Hwange

Bishops

1. Michael Dixon Bhasera (17 June 1991 – 9 February 1999)
2. Ángel Floro Martínez, IEME (15 October 1999 – 28 April 2017)
3. Rudolf Nyandoro (29 April 2017 – 11 September 2020)
4. Eusebius Jelous Nyathi (23 June 2023 – )

See also

• Catholic Church in Zimbabwe

Sources

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

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