The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru ( la, Gueruen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Gweru in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.

History

* November 14, 1946: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Victoria * June 24, 1950: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Fort Victoria * January 1, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Gwelo * June 25, 1982: Renamed as Diocese of Gweru

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Latin Church)

Prefects Apostolic of Fort Victoria

# Aloysius Haene (1947 – 24 June 1950)

Vicars Apostolic of Fort Victoria

# Aloysius Haene (24 June 1950 – 1 January 1955)

Bishops of Gwelo

# Aloysius Haene (1 January 1955 – 3 February 1977) # Tobias Wunganayi Chiginya (3 February 1977 – 25 June 1982)

Bishops of Gweru

# Tobias Wunganayi Chiginya (25 June 1982 – 14 January 1987) #

Francis Xavier Mugadzi Francis Xavier Mugadzi (20 February 1931 in Gokomere – 6 February 2004) was a Zimbabwean clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru ( la, Gueruen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city ...

(25 October 1988 – 6 February 2004) # Martin Munyanyi (11 May 2006 – 28 April 2012) #

Xavier Johnsai Munyongani Xavier Johnsai Munyongani (1 January 1950 – 15 October 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1977, Munyongani served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru ( la, Gu ...

(14 September 2013 – 15 October 2017) (was priest here, 1977–1999, then was incardinated in Díocese of Masvingo) #

Rudolf Nyandoro Rudolf Nyandoro (born 11 October 1968) is a Zimbabwean Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Gokwe since 2017. He was appointed the new Bishop of Gweru in September 2020. A Gweru native, he previously served a parish priest, semina ...

(24 October 2020 – present)

References

Sources

GCatholic.org
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gweru Roman Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe Christian organizations established in 1946 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bulawayo