The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo ( la, Bulauaien(sis)) is the Metropolitan

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Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; Ndebele: ''Bulawayo'') is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council ...

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History

* January 4, 1931: Established as

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of Bulawayo from the

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* 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 Giovanni Matteo Konings, OSCr (died 1929) was a Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Konings was a member of the Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross The Crosiers, formally known as the Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cr ...

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(1926 – 1929)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Bulawayo

Ignatius Arnoz Ignatius Arnoz,M.H.M. (1 April 1885 – 26 February 1950) was a Czech prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Ignatius Arnoz was born in Bodenbach, Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and lar ...

, CMM (27 April 1931 – 18 June 1932 ''see below'')

Prefect Apostolic of Bulawayo

, CMM (''see above'' 18 June 1932 – 13 April 1937 ''see below'')

Vicars Apostolic of Bulawayo

Ignazio Arnoz Ignatius Arnoz,M.H.M. (1 April 1885 – 26 February 1950) was a Czech prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Ignatius Arnoz was born in Bodenbach, Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and lar ...

, CMM (''see above'' 13 April 1937 – 26 February 1950) *

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, CMM (23 December 1950 – 1 January 1955 ''see below'')

Bishops of Bulawayo

, CMM (''see above'' 1 January 1955 – 9 May 1974 ) * Ernst Heinrich Karlen, CMM (9 May 1974 – 10 June 1994 ''see below'')

Archbishops of Bulawayo

* Ernst Heinrich Karlen, CMM (''see above'' 10 June 1994 – 24 October 1997) *

Pius Ncube Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube (born 31 December 1946) served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, until he resigned on 11 September 2007. Widely known for his human rights advocacy, Ncube was an outspoken critic of former Presid ...

(24 October 1997 – 11 September 2007) * ''

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(20 June 2009 – )

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Gweru *

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 Aposto ...

* Diocese of Masvingo

External links

Official website
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Sources

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