Zimbabwe
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an
Roman Catholic
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prelate
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who served as the Bishop of Gokwe since 2017. He was appointed the new Bishop of Gweru in September 2020. A
Gweru
Gweru is a city in central Zimbabwe. Near the geographical centre of the country. It is on the centre of Midlands Province. Originally an area known to the Ndebele as "The Steep Place" because of the Gweru River's high banks, in 1894 it beca ...
native, he previously served a parish priest, seminary rector and professor, and most recently, chancellor of the Diocese of Masvingo.
Early life and education
Nyandoro was born on 11 October 1968 in
Gwelo
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Gweru
Gweru is a city in central Zimbabwe. Near the geographical centre of the country. It is on the centre of Midlands Province. Originally an area known to the Ndebele as "The Steep Place" because of the Gweru River's high banks, in 1894 it beca ...
,
Zimbabwe
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). After primary school, he attended the Minory Seminary of Chikwingwizha. From 1991 to 1994, he studied philosophy at St. Charles Lwanga Major Seminary in Chimanimani in the Diocese of Mutare. He then completed his theological studies at Chishawasha Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Harare. He holds a BS and MS in Counseling from
Zimbabwe Open University
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University of South Africa
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.
Priesthood
Nyandoro was
ordained
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a
priest
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of the Diocese of Masvingo on 19 December 1998. In 1999, he worked as an assistant priest at the Mukaro mission, before serving from 2000 to 2006 as the rector of Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in
Masvingo
Masvingo is a city in south-eastern Zimbabwe and the capital of Masvingo Province. The city is situated close to Great Zimbabwe, the national monument from which the country takes its name and close to Lake Mutirikwi, its recreational park, ...
. From 2007 to 2009, he was rector of the diocesan minor seminary. He served as rector of Bondolfi Teachers' College from 2010 to 2015. From 2015 to 2017, he was the Chancellor of the Diocese of Masvingo and a professor at Bondolfi Teachers' College.
Episcopate
On 28 January 2017, Nyandoro was appointed Bishop of Gokwe by
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. He was appointed to succeed Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, who resigned on the same day. His
episcopal ordination
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was held on 29 April 2017, on the ground of St. Paul's Primary School in
Gokwe
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Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference The country's Catholic bishops met in the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference, ZCBC), established by the Holy See on October 1, 1969. The statutes of the Conference were approved on March 25, 1981.
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and Bishop of Masvingo, was the
principal consecrator
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. Archbishop Marek Zalewski, Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe, and Angel Floro Martínez, Bishop Emeritus of Gokwe, served as co-consecrators. In addition to bishops and clergy, the ordination ceremony was attended by thousands of laity. Congratulatory remarks were delivered by Archbishop Zalewski and
Robert Ndlovu
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