Roman Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi

Diocese of Chinhoyi Dioecesis Chinhoyiensis
Location
Country	Zimbabwe
Territory	Districts of Makonde, Hurungwe, Kariba (East of Sanyati River), Guruve, Centenary, Mount Darwin, Rushinga (North of Mazowe River)
Ecclesiastical province	Harare
Statistics
Area	56,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,904,074 84,074 (4.4%)
Parishes	18
Schools	10
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Patron saint	Kizito Francis Xavier
Secular priests	15
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Raymond Mupandasekwa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Robert Ndlovu
Vicar General	Walter Chenyika

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chinhoyi (Latin: Chinhoyien(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Chinhoyi in the ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe.

History

• December 17, 1973: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinoia from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salisbury
• June 25, 1982: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Chinhoyi
• October 28, 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Chinhoyi

Leadership

• Bishops of Chinhoyi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Dieter Scholz (2006.04.06 - 2016.02.17)
  • Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. (1985.10.28 – 2004.03.10)
• Prefects Apostolic of Chinhoyi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. (1974.02.22 – 1985.10.28)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe

Sources

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