Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo

Archdiocese of Bulawayo Archidioecesis Bulauaiensis
Location
Country	Zimbabwe
Territory	Bulilima, Mangwe, Nyamandhlovu, Tsholotsho, Bubi, part of Lupane and Nkayi with Shangani River as boundary, Insiza, Umzingwane, Beitbridge and Gwanda west of Umzingwane River, Matobo
Ecclesiastical province	Bulawayo
Metropolitan	Bulawayo
Statistics
Area	66,956 km2 (25,852 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,849,000 113,266 (6.1%)
Parishes	38
Schools	22
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman rite
Established	January 4, 1931
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Bulawayo
Patron saint	Immaculate Heart of Mary
Secular priests	39
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Archbishop	Alex Kaliyanil
Vicars General	Kevin Takaendesa
Emeritus Bishops	Pius Ncube Ernst Heinrich Karlen
Website
bulawayoarchdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo (Latin: Bulauaien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.

History

• January 4, 1932: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bulawayo from the 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

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bulawayo.

Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Bulawayo

• Ecclesiastical Superiors of Bulawayo
  • Bishop Ignazio Arnoz, M.H.M. (1931 – 18 June 1932)
• Prefects Apostolic of Bulawayo
  • Bishop Ignazio Arnoz, M.H.M. (18 June 1932 – 13 April 1937)
• Vicars Apostolic of Bulawayo
  • Bishop Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. (23 December 1950 – 1 January 1955)
  • Bishop Ignazio Arnoz, M.H.M. (13 April 1937 – 26 February 1950)
• Bishops of Bulawayo
  • Bishop Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. (23 Dec 1950 - 9 May 1974 )
  • Archbishop Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. (9 May 1974 - 24 Oct 1997)
  • Archbishop Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube (24 Oct 1997 - 11 Sep 2007)
    • Apostolic Administrator: Fr. Martin Schupp, C.M.M. (11 Sept 2007 – 20 June 2009)
  • Archbishop Alex Kaliyanil SVD (20 Jun 2009 - )

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Gweru
• Diocese of Hwange
• Diocese of Masvingo

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe

External links

• Archdiocese of Bulawayo at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 16 May, 2011.

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information