Roman Catholic Diocese of Masvingo
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Church of the Province of Central Africa The Church of the Province of Central Africa is part of the Anglican Communion, and includes 15 dioceses in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Primate of the Church is the Archbishop of Central Africa. Albert Chama is the current archbish ...
.'' The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masvingo ( la, Masvingen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of
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, th ...
in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.


History

* February 9, 1999: Established as Diocese of Masvingo from the Diocese of Gweru


Bishops

* Michael Dixon Bhasera (9 February 1999 – 19 July 2022) ;Other priests of this diocese who became bishops * Xavier Johnsai Munyongani, appointed Bishop of Gweru in 2013 *
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 ...
, appointed Bishop of Gokwe in 2017


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. There were 1,145,000 Catholics in the country (about 9% of the total population) in 2005.Wikipedia:Footnotes on how to create references using tags which will then appear here automatically -->


Sources


GCatholic.org
* Roman Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe Christian organizations established in 1999 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1999 establishments in Zimbabwe Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bulawayo {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub