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Diocese of Gweru

The Diocese of Gweru () is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese in the city of Gweru in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.

History

  • November 14, 1946: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Victoria
  • June 24, 1950: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Fort Victoria
  • January 1, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Gwelo
  • June 25, 1982: Renamed as Diocese of Gweru

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Latin Church)

Prefects Apostolic of Fort Victoria

  1. Aloysius Haene (1947 – 24 June 1950)

Vicars Apostolic of Fort Victoria

  1. Aloysius Haene (24 June 1950 – 1 January 1955)

Bishops of Gwelo

  1. Aloysius Haene (1 January 1955 – 3 February 1977)
  2. Tobias Wunganayi Chiginya (3 February 1977 – 25 June 1982)

Bishops of Gweru

  1. Tobias Wunganayi Chiginya (25 June 1982 – 14 January 1987)
  2. Francis Xavier Mugadzi (25 October 1988 – 6 February 2004)
  3. Martin Munyanyi (11 May 2006 – 28 April 2012)
  4. Xavier Johnsai Munyongani (14 September 2013 – 15 October 2017) (was priest here, 1977–1999, then was incardinated in Díocese of Masvingo)
  5. Rudolf Nyandoro (24 October 2020 – present)

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