Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange

Diocese of Hwange Dioecesis Huangensis
Location
Country	Zimbabwe
Territory	Civil districts of Hwange, Binga, and the part of Lupane north of the Shabula river
Ecclesiastical province	Bulawayo
Statistics
Area	43,427 km2 (16,767 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 343,265 41,118 (12%)
Parishes	24
Schools	7
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman rite
Established	March 1, 1963
Secular priests	17
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Alberto Serrano Antón
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alex Kaliyanil
Vicar General	Marko Rumuma

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hwange (Latin: Huangen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Hwange 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 Apostolic Vicariate of Salisbury
• March 1, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of Wankie
• April 8, 1988: Renamed as Diocese of Hwange

Leadership

• Bishops of Hwange (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Alberto Serrano, I.E.M.E. (since 2006.12.05)
  • Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu (1999.02.09 – 2004.06.10)
• Bishop Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. (1963.03.01 – 1999.02.09)
• Prefects Apostolic of Wankie (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Dominic Ros Arraiza, I.E.M.E. (1956.10.19 – 1963)
  • Fr. Francesco Font Garcia, I.E.M.E. (1953 – 1956)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe

Sources

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