The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe ( la, Gokven(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of
Gokwe
The Gokwe Region consists of the land in the area around Gokwe centre that was formerly under the control of the hangweanguage people, a Shona-speaking group, which lay in the northern part of the Midlands province of northwestern Zimbabwe, and i ...
in the ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe.
History
* June 17, 1991: Established as Diocese of Gokwe from
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 ...
Ángel Floro Martínez
Ángel Floro Martínez (24 February 1940 – 14 March 2023) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Gokwe
The Gokwe Region consists of the land in the area around Gokwe centre that was formerly under the control of the hangwean ...
, IEME (15 October 1999 – 28 April 2017)
# Rudolf Nyandoro (29 April 2017 – 2020)
See also
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Catholic Church in Zimbabwe
The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
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