Map

Diocese of

Hwange

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Continent: Southern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Hwange / Huangen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bulawayo

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.07.05 – ...):Bishop Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube (49)Bishop Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube (49)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Hwange (Roman Rite)

Bishop Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube (49)Bishop Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube (49)
(2021.07.05 – ...)

Bishop of Hwange (Zimbabwe)

In nomine Domini

Born:1973.10.04 (Nkayi, Zimbabwe)
Ordained Priest:2001.02.03
Consecrated Bishop:2021.10.30

Bishop of Hwange (Zimbabwe) (2021.07.05 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Albert Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E. (80)Bishop Joseph Albert Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E. (80)
(2006.12.05 – 2021.07.05)

Bishop emeritus of Hwange (Zimbabwe)

Regnum tuum voluntas tua

Born:1942.04.14 (Zaragoza, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1966.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:2007.02.03

Bishop of Hwange (Zimbabwe) (2006.12.05 – 2021.07.05)

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu (67)Bishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu (67) (later Archbishop)
(1999.02.09 – 2004.06.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe)
Apostolic Administrator of Masvingo (Zimbabwe)

The Lord is my Shepherd

Born:1955.12.25 (Tshongokwe, Zimbabwe)
Ordained Priest:1983.08.28
Consecrated Bishop:1999.05.09

Bishop of Hwange (Zimbabwe) (1999.02.09 – 2004.06.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Harare (Zimbabwe) (2004.06.10 – ...)

President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (2006 – 2010)

Vice-President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (2014 – 2018.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Chinhoyi (Zimbabwe) (2016.02.17 – 2017.12.30)

President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (2018.05 – 2022)

General Secretary of Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (2019.11 – 2022.09.26)

Apostolic Administrator of Masvingo (Zimbabwe) (2022.07.19 – ...)

Bishop Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E.
(1963.03.01 – 1999.02.09)

Born:1923.03.09 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:1947.08.10
Consecrated Bishop:1963.04.28
Died:2008.05.09 († 85)

Bishop of Hwange (Zimbabwe) (1963.03.01 – 1999.02.09)

President of Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (1974 – 1975)

Prefects Apostolic of Wankie (Roman Rite)

Fr. Dominic Ros Arraiza, I.E.M.E.
(1956.10.19 – 1963)

Died:1963

Prefect Apostolic of Wankie (Zimbabwe) (1956.10.19 – 1963)

Fr. Francesco Font Garcia, I.E.M.E.
(1953 – 1956)

Died:1956

Prefect Apostolic of Wankie (Zimbabwe) (1953 – 1956)

Contact Info

Address: Bishop’s House, Old Bulawayo Road, Box 25, Hwange, Zimbabwe

Phone: (081) 22325

Statistics

Area: 43,427 km²

Population: 42,638 Catholics (9.4% of 452,350 total) (2020)

Statistics: 26 parishes, 39 priests (27 diocesan, 12 religious), 82 lay religious (14 brothers, 68 sisters), 16 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

© 2023 GCatholic.org

Up