Archdiocese of Bulawayo
| Archdiocese of Bulawayo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Diocesan bishop | Alex Thomas Kaliyanil SVD |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube |
| Vicar General | Kevin Takaendesa |
| surface | 66,956 km² |
| Parishes | 38 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,849,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 113,266 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 6.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 27 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,920 |
| Permanent deacons | 20 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 44 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 140 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Maria Immaculata |
| Website | www.bulawayoarchdiocese.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Gweru Diocese of Hwange Diocese of Masvingo |
The Erzbistum Bulawayo ( lat. : Archidioecesis Bulauaiensis ) is in Zimbabwe preferred Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Bulawayo .
history
The Archdiocese of Bulawayo was founded on January 4, 1931 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Congregationis Missionariorum from cessions of territory from the Apostolic Prefecture of Salisbury as Mission sui juris Bulawayo . On July 18, 1932, the Mission sui juris Bulawayo by Pius XI. with the Apostolic Constitution Admonet Nos raised to the Apostolic Prefecture . The Apostolic Prefecture of Bulawayo was founded on April 13, 1937 by Pius XI. with the Apostolic Constitution Ad maiorem dignitatis raised to the Apostolic Vicariate . On June 29, 1953 the Vicariate Apostolic Bulawayo gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture of Wankie .
The Apostolic Vicariate Bulawayo was on January 1, 1955 by Pope Pius XII. with the Apostolic Constitution Quod Christ raised to the diocese and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Salisbury as a suffragan . On April 2, 1959, the Diocese of Bulawayo gave parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Bechuanaland . The diocese of Bulawayo was raised to an archbishopric on June 10, 1994 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ipso bene iuvante .
Ordinaries
Superiore from Bulawayo
- Ignatius Arnoz MHM , 1931-1932
Apostolic Prefect of Bulawayo
- Ignatius Arnoz MHM, 1932-1937
Vicars Apostolic of Bulawayo
- Ignatius Arnoz MHM, 1937-1950
- Adolph Gregory Schmitt CMM , 1950-1955
Bishops of Bulawayo
- Adolph Gregory Schmitt CMM, 1955-1974
- Ernst Heinrich Karlen CMM, 1974–1994
Archbishops of Bulawayo
- Ernst Heinrich Karlen CMM, 1994–1997
- Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube , 1997-2007
- Alex Thomas Kaliyanil SVD , since 2009
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Bulawayo (English)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Bulawayo on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 22, 2011.
Individual evidence
- ^ Pius XI: Const. Apost. Congregationis Missionariorum , AAS 23 (1931), n.10, p. 372f.
- ^ Pius XI: Const. Apost. Admonet Nos , AAS 24 (1932), n.12 , p. 400.
- ^ Pius XI: Const. Apost. Ad maiorem dignitatis , AAS 29 (1937), n.10, p. 332f.
- ^ Pius XII: Const. Apost. Quod Christ , AAS 47 (1955), n.8, p. 369ff.
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Ipso bene iuvante , AAS 86 (1994), n.10, p. 785f.