The Archbishop of Harare heads the

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for

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. In 2004, the number of

s in the archdiocese was estimated as 483,293 (from a total population of 4,866,000), and they were served by 124 priests. There are three suffragan dioceses,

Chinhoyi Chinhoyi, known until 1982 as Sinoia, is a city in central northern Zimbabwe in the Makonde District. It has a population of 90,800 and is primarily a college town, although it was originally founded as an Italian group settlement scheme. The ...

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and

Mutare Mutare (formerly Umtali) is the most populous city in the province of Manicaland, and the third most populous city in Zimbabwe, having surpassed Gweru in the 2012 census, with an urban area, urban population of 224,802 and approximately 260,567 ...

. The present archbishop is Archbishop Robert Ndlovu.

History

A mission

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of Zambese (in Latin, ''Zambesia'') was erected on 2 July 1879. On 9 March 1915, this was elevated to the Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese, and on 14 July 1927 the name was changed to the Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury (in Latin, ''Salisburiensis''). On 3 March 1931, this was again elevated to become the Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury. On 1 January 1955, the Archdiocese of Salisbury was instituted as the

for

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. In 1973, territory was lost when the Prefecture Apostolic of Sinoia was erected. On 25 June 1982, the name of the Archdiocese was changed from Salisbury to Harare.

List of Ordinaries

* Ricardo Sykes, S.J. (1915 Appointed - 1918 Died) * Edoardo Parry, S.J. (1918 Appointed - 1922 Died) *

Roberto Brown Roberto Ronaldo Brown Perea (born July 15, 1977) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was appointed assistant manager of sports of the Municipality of Panama in May 2014. Club career Nicknamed ''el Bombard ...

, S.J. (1922 Appointed - 1929 Died) * Aston Sebastian Joseph Chichester, S.J. (4 Mar 1931 Appointed - 23 Nov 1956 Retired) * Francis William Markall, S.J. (23 Nov 1956 Succeeded - 31 May 1976 Resigned) *

Patrick Fani Chakaipa The Most Reverend Patrick Fani Chakaipa (25 June 1932 – 8 April 2003) was the Archbishop of Harare from 1976 until his death in 2003. Early life He was born in Chirundazi (Mhondoro) which is some 100 km south of Harare. He was of th ...

(31 May 1976 Appointed - 8 Apr 2003 Died) *

Robert Christopher Ndlovu Robert Christopher Ndlovu was installed as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Harare on 21 August 2004. Education and career Ndlovu was born on 25 December 1955 at Tshongokwe, Matabeleland, Rhodesia. He was educated at the Marist Brothers Dete i ...

(10 Jun 2004 Appointed - present)

References

Harare at catholic-hierarchy.org

Harare Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...

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History

List of Ordinaries

See also

References