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Diocese Of Hwange
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange ( la, 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) * Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube (5 July 2021 – present) See also *Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Bulawayo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo ( la, Bulauaien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. History * January 4, 1931: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bulawayo from the Apostolic Prefecture of Salisbury * July 18, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Bulawayo * April 13, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bulawayo * January 1, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Bulawayo * June 10, 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bulawayo Cathedral The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bulawayo. Leadership Prefect of Bulawayo * Giovanni Matteo Konings, OSCr (1926 – 1929) Ecclesiastical Superior of Bulawayo * Ignatius Arnoz, CMM (27 April 1931 – 18 June 1932 ''see below'') Prefect Apostolic of Bulawayo * Ignatius Arnoz, CMM (''see above'' 18 June 1932 – 13 April 1937 ''see below'') Vicars Apostolic of Bulawayo * Ignazio Arnoz, CMM (''see above'' 13 Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |