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Diocese of Hwange

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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 8 April 1988
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bulawayo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Zimbabwe
  • Square Kilometers: 43,427 (16,773 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://hwangediocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 25, 6 Old Bulawayo Rd., Hwange, Zimbabwe
  • Telephone: (081)2822.325
  • Fax: 2822.260

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Wankie
29 June 1953ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Bulawayo (Wankie and part of Shangani)
Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury (Sebungwe)
Prefecture Apostolic of Wankie (erected)
Diocese of Wankie
1 March 1963ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Wankie Diocese of Wankie
Diocese of Hwange
8 April 1988Name ChangedDiocese of Wankie Diocese of Hwange
17 June 1991Territory LostDiocese of Hwange (Gokwe and Omay) Diocese of Gokwe (erected)
10 June 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Hwange (from Harare)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Wankie
197019,400290,0006.7%3636538364916ap1971
198037,588494,0007.6%224261,445303817ap1981
Diocese of Hwange
199060,674878,0916.9%1224361,685326424ap1991
199933,114313,52710.6%1116271,226237221ap2000
200033,784321,36510.5%1215271,251216721ap2001
200135,577329,39910.8%1316291,226226022ap2002
200237,048317,30011.7%1119301,234236824ap2003
200337,770323,78011.7%1117281,348226424ap2004
200438,576329,93711.7%1316291,330216024ap2005
200641,118343,26512.0%1714311,326178124ap2007
201343,000381,90011.3%1912311,387186823ap2014
201638,234406,5009.4%2113341,124166424ap2017
201941,050433,0009.5%2412361,140147226ap2020
202142,638452,3509.4%2712391,093146826ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Wankie
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 777, and Page 778
  • Diocese of Wankie
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 253, and Page 254
  • Diocese of Hwange
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 1,039
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 785, and Page 786

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