The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange () is a suffragan diocese in the city of

Hwange Hwange, originally known as Wankie, is a town in Zimbabwe, located in Hwange District, in Matabeleland North Province, in northwestern Zimbabwe, close to the international borders with Botswana and Zambia. It lies approximately , by road, sou ...

in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.

History

* June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Wankie from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bulawayo and

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* March 1, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of Wankie * April 8, 1988: Renamed as Diocese of Hwange

Leadership

; Prefects Apostolic of Wankie *

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, I.E.M.E. (1953 – 1956) *

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, I.E.M.E. (19 October 1956 – 1963) ;Bishops of Hwange *

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, I.E.M.E. (1 March 1963 – 9 February 1999) *

Robert Christopher Ndlovu Robert Christopher Ndlovu was installed as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Harare on 21 August 2004. Education and career Ndlovu was born on 25 December 1955 at Tshongokwe, Matabeleland, Rhodesia. He was educated at the Marist Brothers Dete i ...

(9 February 1999 – 10 June 2004), appointed Archbishop of Harare * Alberto Serrano, I.E.M.E. (5 December 2006 – 5 July 2021) *

Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube, (born 4 October 1973), is a Zimbabwean Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange, Zimbabwe since 2021. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 5 July 2021. He was consecrate ...

(5 July 2021 – present)

References

Sources

GCatholic.org
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hwange Roman Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe Christian organizations established in 1953 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Bulawayo

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Leadership

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