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 2016) 3,000,540 214,400 (7.1%)
Parishes	19
Schools	10
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Patron saint	Kizito Francis Xavier
Secular priests	36
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Patrick Ngwenya
Metropolitan Archbishop	Robert Christopher Ndlovu
Apostolic Administrator	Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R.
Vicar General	Father Keneth Mapanda
Bishops emeritus	Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese 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

• Prefect Apostolic of Chinhoyi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. (22 Feb 1974 – 28 Oct 1985); see below
• Bishops of Chinhoyi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. (28 Oct 1985 – 10 Mar 2004); see above
  • Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz S.J. (6 April 2006 – 17 Feb 2016), retired
    • Apostolic Administrator Robert Ndlovu (17 Feb 2016 – 7 April 2018)
  • Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa C.Ss.R. (30 Dec 2017 – 15 Sep 2023), appointed Bishop of Masvingo
    • Apostolic Administrator Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R. (15 Sep 2023 – Present)
  • Bishop Patrick Ngwenya (11 Apr 2026 – Present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe

Sources

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