Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo () is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.

History

• January 4, 1932: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bulawayo from the Apostolic Prefecture of Salisbury
• July 18, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Bulawayo
• April 13, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bulawayo
• January 1, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Bulawayo
• June 10, 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bulawayo

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bulawayo.

Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Bulawayo

• Ecclesiastical Superiors of Bulawayo
• Bishop Ignazio Arnoz, M.H.M. (1931 – 18 June 1932)
• Prefects Apostolic of Bulawayo
• Bishop Ignazio Arnoz, M.H.M. (18 June 1932 – 13 April 1937)
• Vicars Apostolic of Bulawayo
• Bishop Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. (23 December 1950 – 1 January 1955)
• Bishop Ignazio Arnoz, M.H.M. (13 April 1937 – 26 February 1950)
• Bishops of Bulawayo
• Bishop Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. (23 Dec 1950 - 9 May 1974 )
• Archbishop Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. (9 May 1974 - 24 Oct 1997)
• Archbishop Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube (24 Oct 1997 - 11 Sep 2007)
• Apostolic Administrator: Fr. Martin Schupp, C.M.M. (11 Sept 2007 – 20 June 2009)
• Archbishop Alex Kaliyanil SVD (20 Jun 2009 - )

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Gweru
• Diocese of Hwange
• Diocese of Masvingo

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