Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo
Archdiocese of Bulawayo Archidioecesis Bulauaiensis | |
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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 | Francis |
Archbishop | Alex Kaliyanil, SVD |
Vicar General | Hlakanipha Dube |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
Website | |
bulawayoarchdiocese.org |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo (
.History
- January 4, 1931: Established as 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
- CMM(27 April 1931 – 18 June 1932 see below)
Prefect Apostolic of Bulawayo
- CMM(see above 18 June 1932 – 13 April 1937 see below)
Vicars Apostolic of Bulawayo
- CMM(see above 13 April 1937 – 26 February 1950)
- CMM(23 December 1950 – 1 January 1955 see below)
Bishops of Bulawayo
- CMM(see above 1 January 1955 – 9 May 1974 )
- CMM(9 May 1974 – 10 June 1994 see below)
Archbishops of Bulawayo
- CMM(see above 10 June 1994 – 24 October 1997)
- Pius Ncube (24 October 1997 – 11 September 2007)
- CMM(11 September 2007 – 20 June 2009)
- Alex Kaliyanil, SVD (20 June 2009 – )
Suffragan dioceses
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe
External links
- Official website
- "Archdiocese of Bulawayo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
Sources