Archdiocese of Bulawayo
| Archdiocese of Bulawayo Archidioecesis Bulauaiensis | |
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The nave of St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Bulawayo
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| Location | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Territory | Bulilima, Mangwe, Nyamandhlovu, Tsholotsho, Bubi, part of Lupane and Nkayi with Shangani River as boundary, Insiza, Umzingwane, Beitbridge and Gwanda west of Umzingwane River, Matobo |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bulawayo |
| Metropolitan | Bulawayo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 66,956 km2 (25,852 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2016) 2,161,000 61,099 (2.8%) |
| Parishes | 38 |
| Schools | 22 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 4, 1931 |
| Cathedral | St. Mary's the Cathedral Basilica of Immaculate Conception, Bulawayo |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Heart of Mary |
| Secular priests | 41 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Alex Kaliyanil, SVD |
| Vicar General | Fr Agreement Ngwenya |
| Bishops emeritus | Pius Ncube |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bulawayoarchdiocese.org | |
The Archdiocese of Bulawayo (Latin: Bulauaien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
History
- January 4, 1931: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bulawayo from the Apostolic Prefecture of Salisbury
- July 18, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Bulawayo
- April 13, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bulawayo
- January 1, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Bulawayo
- June 10, 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bulawayo
Cathedral
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bulawayo.
Leadership
Prefect of Bulawayo
- Giovanni Matteo Konings, OSCr (1926 – 1929)
Ecclesiastical Superior of Bulawayo
- Ignatius Arnoz, CMM (27 April 1931 – 18 June 1932 see below)
Prefect Apostolic of Bulawayo
- Ignatius Arnoz, CMM (see above 18 June 1932 – 13 April 1937 see below)
Vicars Apostolic of Bulawayo
- Ignazio Arnoz, CMM (see above 13 April 1937 – 26 February 1950)
- Adolph Gregory Schmitt, CMM (23 December 1950 – 1 January 1955 see below)
Bishops of Bulawayo
- Adolph Gregory Schmitt, CMM (see above 1 January 1955 – 9 May 1974)
- Ernst Heinrich Karlen, CMM (9 May 1974 – 10 June 1994 see below)
Archbishops of Bulawayo
- Ernst Heinrich Karlen, CMM (see above 10 June 1994 – 24 October 1997)
- Pius Ncube (24 October 1997 – 11 September 2007)
- Apostolic administrator: Martin Schupp, CMM (11 September 2007 – 20 June 2009)
- Alex Kaliyanil, SVD (20 June 2009 – )
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[1]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Bulawayo
External links
References
External links
- Official website
- "Archdiocese of Bulawayo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 16 May 2011.