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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange ( la, Huangen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of
Hwange Hwange (formerly Wankie) is a town in Zimbabwe, located in Hwange District, in Matabeleland North Province, in northwestern Zimbabwe, close to the international borders with Botswana and Zambia. It lies approximately , by road, southeast of ...
in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.


History

* June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Wankie from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bulawayo and Apostolic Vicariate of Salisbury * March 1, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of Wankie * April 8, 1988: Renamed as Diocese of Hwange


Leadership

; Prefects Apostolic of Wankie * Francesco Font Garcia, I.E.M.E. (1953 – 1956) * Dominic Ros Arraiza, I.E.M.E. (19 October 1956 – 1963) ;Bishops of Hwange * Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. (1 March 1963 – 9 February 1999) * Robert Christopher Ndlovu (9 February 1999 – 10 June 2004), appointed Archbishop of Harare * Alberto Serrano, I.E.M.E. (5 December 2006 – 5 July 2021) * Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube (5 July 2021 – present)


See also

* Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe


References


Sources


GCatholic.org
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hwange Roman Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe Christian organizations established in 1953 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bulawayo