Diocese of Masvingo
| Diocese of Masvingo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bulawayo |
| Diocesan bishop | Michael Dixon Bhasera |
| Vicar General | Calisto Matibini |
| founding | 1999 |
| surface | 70,000 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,670,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 255,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 15.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 48 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,100 |
| Friars | 7 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 99 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul |
The Bistum Masvingo ( lat. : Dioecesis Masvingensis ) is in Zimbabwe preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Masvingo .
history
The Diocese of Masvingo was established on February 9, 1999 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptius from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Gweru and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bulawayo as a suffragan . The first bishop was Michael Dixon Bhasera .