Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru

Diocese of Gweru Dioecesis Gueruensis
Location
Country	Zimbabwe
Territory	Civil districts of Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurugwi, Chirumhanzu, Zvishavane, Mberengwa
Ecclesiastical province	Bulawayo
Metropolitan	Bulawayo
Statistics
Area	29,158 km^2 (11,258 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 2,124,990 198,000 (9.3%)
Parishes	30
Schools	23
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	January 1, 1955
Patron saint	Mary Help of Christians
Secular priests	29
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alex Kaliyanil
Vicar General	Matthew Madziva

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru (Latin: Gueruen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Gweru in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.

History

• November 14, 1946: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Victoria
• June 24, 1950: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Fort Victoria
• January 1, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Gwelo
• June 25, 1982: Renamed as Diocese of Gweru

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Prefects Apostolic of Fort Victoria

1. Aloysius Haene, SMB (1947 – 24 June 1950)

Vicars Apostolic of Fort Victoria

1. Aloysius Haene, SMB (24 June 1950 – 1 January 1955)

Bishops of Gwelo

1. Aloysius Haene, SMB (1 January 1955 – 3 February 1977)
2. Tobias Wunganayi Chiginya (3 February 1977 – 25 June 1982)

Bishops of Gueru

1. Tobias Wunganayi Chiginya (25 June 1982 – 14 January 1987)
2. Francis Xavier Mugadzi (25 October 1988 – 6 February 2004)
3. Martin Munyanyi (11 May 2006 – 28 April 2012)
4. Xavier Munyongani (14 September 2013 – )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• "Diocese of Gweru". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 16 May 2011.