Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange

Diocese of Hwange Dioecesis Huangensis
Location
Country	Zimbabwe
Territory	Civil districts of Hwange, Binga, and the part of Lupane north of the Shabula river
Ecclesiastical province	Bulawayo
Statistics
Area	43,427 km2 (16,767 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2016) 406,500 38,234 (9.4%)
Parishes	24
Schools	7
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman rite
Established	March 1, 1963
Secular priests	21
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alex Kaliyanil, SVD
Vicar General	Marko Rumuma
Bishops emeritus	José Alberto Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange (Latin : Huangen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Hwange in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.

History

• June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Wankie from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bulawayo and Apostolic Vicariate of Salisbury
• March 1, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of Wankie
• April 8, 1988: Renamed as Diocese of Hwange

Leadership

Prefects Apostolic of Wankie

• Francesco Font Garcia, I.E.M.E. (1953 – 1956)
• Dominic Ros Arraiza, I.E.M.E. (19 October 1956 – 1963)

Bishops of Hwange

• Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. (1 March 1963 – 9 February 1999)
• Robert Christopher Ndlovu (9 February 1999 – 10 June 2004), appointed Archbishop of Harare
• Alberto Serrano, I.E.M.E. (5 December 2006 – 5 July 2021) ^[1]
• Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube (5 July 2021 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe

References

1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.07.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

Sources

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

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