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Diocese of Gweru Dioecesis Gueruensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Zimbabwe |
Territory | Civil districts of Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurugwi, Chirumhanzu, Zvishavane, Mberengwa |
Ecclesiastical province | Bulawayo |
Statistics | |
Area | 29,158 km2 (11,258 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2016) 2,428,000 443,500 (18.3%) |
Parishes | 33 |
Schools | 23 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 1, 1955 |
Patron saint | Mary Help of Christians |
Secular priests | 29 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rudolf Nyandoro |
Vicar General | Matthew Madziva |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru (Latin : Gueruen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Gweru in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
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