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Ángel Floro Martínez
Ángel Floro Martínez (24 February 1940 – 14 March 2023) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe, Gokwe from 2000 to 2017. Floro died on 14 March 2023, at the age of 83. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Floro Martinez, Angel 1940 births 2023 deaths Spanish Roman Catholic bishops in Africa Roman Catholic bishops of Gokwe 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Zimbabwe Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic People from the Province of Albacete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role or office of the bishop is called episcopacy or the episcopate. Organisationally, several Christian denominations utilise ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority within their dioceses. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full Priest#Christianity, priesthood given by Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Gokwe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe () is a suffragan diocese in the city of Gokwe in the ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe. History * June 17, 1991: Established as Diocese of Gokwe from Diocese of Hwange Bishops # Michael Dixon Bhasera (17 June 1991 – 9 February 1999) # Ángel Floro Martínez Ángel Floro Martínez (24 February 1940 – 14 March 2023) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe, Gokwe from 2000 to 2017. Floro died on 14 March 2023, at the age of 83. References External l ..., IEME (15 October 1999 – 28 April 2017) # Rudolf Nyandoro (29 April 2017 – 11 September 2020) # Eusebius Jelous Nyathi (23 June 2023 – ) See also * Catholic Church in Zimbabwe References Sources GCatholic.org* Roman Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1991 1991 establishments in Zimbabwe Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Harare {{Africa-RC-diocese- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Harare
The Archdiocese of Harare (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Hararensis'') is the metropolitan see for the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the city of Harare, and parts of the provinces of Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, and Mashonaland West. The current archbishop is Robert Ndlovu. The mother church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Harare. The archdiocese has 166 priests, including 56 diocesan priests and 110 religious priests, and 254 religious sisters who are members of various religious institutes as of 2019. These priests, deacons and persons religious serve the archdiocese's Catholic population in of 3,569,900 in 57 parishes and a number of missions. History * July 2, 1879: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Zambese from the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal in South Africa * March 9, 1915: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Zambese * July 14, 1927: Renamed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Dixon Bhasera
Michael Dixon Bhasera, (born 11 November 1949), is a Zimbabwean Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Masvingo, Zimbabwe from 1999 until his resignation in 2022. Before that, from June 1991 until February 1999 he was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe, Zimbabwe. He served as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Gweru from April 2012 until June 2013 and from October 2017 until October 2020. He was appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II in 1991. He resigned from pastoral service on 19 July 2022 at the age of 72 years and 7 months of age. He lives on as Archbishop Emeritus of Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Background and priesthood He was born on 11 November 1949, at Gutu, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. He studied both philosophy and theology before he was ordained a priest in August 1978. Priest He was ordained a priest on 19 August 1978. He served in that capacity until 17 June 1991. As bishop On 17 June 1991, Pope John Paul II ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rudolf Nyandoro
Rudolf Nyandoro (born 11 October 1968) is a Zimbabwean Roman Catholic prelate is the Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe since September 2020. Before that from January 2017 until September 2020, he was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe, Zimbabwe. He was appointed Bishop of Gokwe on 28 January 2017 by Pope Francis. He was installed there on 29 April 2017. The Holy Father transferred him to Gweru, his home area, on 11 September 2020. He was installed at Gweru on 24 October 2020. Between 11 September 2020 and 23 September 2023 he concurrently served as Apostolic Administrator of Gokwe Catholic Diocese. Early life and education Nyandoro was born on 11 October 1968 in Gwelo, Rhodesia (today Gweru, Zimbabwe). 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Francoist Spain
Francoist Spain (), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (), or Nationalist Spain () was the period of Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spain transitioned into a democracy. During Franco's rule, Spain was officially known as the Spanish State (). The informal term "Fascist Spain" is also used, especially before and during World War II. During its existence, the nature of the regime evolved and changed. Months after the start of the Civil War in July 1936, Franco emerged as the dominant rebel military leader and he was proclaimed head of state on 1 October 1936, ruling a dictatorship over the territory which was controlled by the Nationalist faction. The 1937 Unification Decree, which merged all of the parties which supported the rebel side, led to Nationalist Spain becoming a single-party regime under the FET y de las JONS. The end of the Civil War in 1939 bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
