Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe) | ![]() |
Also known as: Simbabwe (Deutsch), Zimbabue (español), le Zimbabwe (français), Zimbabwe (Italiano, polski, Português), 津巴布韋 (正體中文), ジンバブエ (日本語), Zimbabua (latine)
Formerly: Southern Rhodesia
Continent: Southern Africa
Capital: Harare
Area: 386,847 km²
Population: 13,805,084
Religions: Protestant 74.8% (includes Apostolic 37.5%, Pentecostal 21.8%, other 15.5%), Roman Catholic 7.3%, other Christian 5.3%, traditional 1.5%, Muslim 0.5%, other 0.1%, none 10.5%
Languages: Shona (official; most widely spoken), Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken), English (official; traditionally used for official business), 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa)
Ethnic Groups: African 99.4% (predominantly Shona; Ndebele is the second largest ethnic group), other 0.4%, unspecified 0.2%
Motto: Unity, Freedom, Work (English)
Neighbouring Countries: ← Botswana , ↖ Zambia
, → Mozambique
, ↓ South Africa
Jurisdictions (8): Metr. Archdioceses (2), Dioceses
(6)
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (8),
Basilicas (1)
Apostolic Nunciature: Zimbabwe
Conference of Bishops: Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (Z.C.B.C.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (I.M.B.I.S.A.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Last updated on 2023.03.17
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