Bishopric of Mutare
| Bishopric of Mutare | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Harare |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Horan OCarm |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa |
| founding | 1953 |
| surface | 32,202 km² |
| Parishes | 29 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 2,180,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 217,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 10% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 27 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,741 |
| Friars | 48 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 127 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
The Diocese of Mutare ( Latin Dioecesis Mutarensis , English Diocese of Mutare ) is in Zimbabwe situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Mutare .
history
Pope Pius XII founded the Apostolic Prefecture Umtali on February 2, 1953 from cessions of the Vicariate Apostolic Fort Victoria and Salisbury and was subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Antonio as a suffragan diocese. Pastoral care and evangelization were given to the Carmelites from Ireland .
On February 15, 1957, she was raised to a diocese that was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Salisbury as a suffragan diocese. It took its current name on June 25, 1982.
territory
The diocese of Mutare includes the districts of Chimanimani, Chipinge, Makoni, Mutare, Mutasa and Nyanga in the Manicaland province .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Umtali
- Donal Lamont OCarm (February 6, 1953– February 15, 1957)
Bishops of Umtali
- Donal Lamont OCarm (February 15, 1957– November 5, 1981)
- Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa (November 5, 1981– June 25, 1982)
Bishop of Mutare
- Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa (June 25, 1982– May 28, 2016)
- Paul Horan OCarm (since May 28, 2016)