Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Harare

The Archdiocese of Harare (Latin: Archidioecesis Hararensis) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in Zimbabwe. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the city of Harare, and parts of the provinces of Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, and Mashonaland West. The archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the Ecclesiastical Province of Harare, which covers northeastern Zimbabwe. The current archbishop is Robert Ndlovu. The mother church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Harare. The archdiocese has 168 priests, including 53 diocesan priests and 115 religious priests, and 290 religious sisters who are members of various religious institutes. These priests, deacons and persons religious serve the archdiocese's Catholic population in of 3,350,000 in 59 Parishes in the Archdiocese Of Harare and a number of missions.

Archdiocese of Harare

Archidioecesis Hararensis
Location
Country Zimbabwe
TerritoryDistricts of Mazowe, Bindura, Shamva, Murewa, Rushinga (south of the Mazowe river), Mudzi, Mutoko, Kadoma, Chegutu, Harare, Goromonzi, Seke, Marondera, Charter, Wedza, Buhera
Ecclesiastical provinceHarare
Statistics
Area63,555 km2 (24,539 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2016)
3,351,465
601,000 (17.9%)
Parishes59
Schools41
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1955
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart
Patron saintPeter Claver
Secular priests53 (2016)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRobert Ndlovu
Vicar GeneralKennedy Muguti
Map

History

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Harare.

Prelates

Superiors of Zambese

= Prefects Apostolic of Zambese

Prefect Apostolic of Salisbury

Vicar Apostolic of Salisbury

Archbishops of Salisbury

Archbishops of Harare

Coadjutor Archbishop

Auxiliary Bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

  • "Archdiocese of Harare". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

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