Archdiocese of Harare
Archdiocese of Harare | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Zimbabwe |
Diocesan bishop | Robert Christopher Ndlovu |
surface | 63,555 km² |
Parishes | 54 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Residents | 5,544,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Catholics | 565,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
proportion of | 10.2% |
Diocesan priest | 59 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Religious priest | 104 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Catholics per priest | 3,466 |
Permanent deacons | 0 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Friars | 294 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Religious sisters | 302 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart |
Website | http://www.bulawayoarchdiocese.org/ |
Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Chinhoyi Diocese of Gokwe Diocese of Mutare |
The Archdiocese of Harare ( Latin Archidioecesis Hararensis , English Archdiocese of Harare ) is an in Zimbabwe situated Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Harare . It includes the districts of Mazowe, Bindura, Shamva, Murewa, Rushinga (south of the Mazowe River ), Mudzi, Mutoko, Kadoma, Chegutu, Harare, Goromonzi, Seke, Marondera, Charter and Buhera Wedze.
history
Pope Leo XIII. founded the Mission sui juris Zambezi on July 2, 1879 out of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Natal . On March 9, 1915, she was raised to the Apostolic Prefecture . On July 14, 1927, she took the name of Salisbury Apostolic Prefecture .
With the Breve Compertum habemus she was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate on March 3, 1931 . With the Bull Quod Christ it was raised to the rank of Metropolitan Archbishopric on January 1, 1955 . On June 25, 1982, it took on its current name.
It lost parts of its territory in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- July 14, 1927 to Broken Hill Apostolic Prefecture ;
- January 4, 1931 to the Mission sui juris Bulawayo ;
- February 2, 1953 to the Apostolic Prefecture of Umtali ;
- June 29, 1953 to Wankie Apostolic Prefecture ;
- December 17, 1973 to the Apostolic Prefecture of Sinoia .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Zambezi
- Riccardo Sykes SJ (1915-1918)
- Edoardo Parry SJ (1918-1922)
- Roberto Brown SJ (1922-1929)
Apostolic Prefect of Salisbury
- Roberto Brown SJ (1927-1929)
Vicar Apostolic of Salisbury
- Aston Sebastian Joseph Chichester SJ (March 4, 1931– January 1, 1955)
Archbishops of Salisbury
- Aston Sebastian Joseph Chichester SJ (January 1, 1955– November 23, 1956)
- Francis William Markall SJ (November 23, 1956- May 31, 1976)
- Patrick Fani Chakaipa (May 31, 1976– June 25, 1982)
Archbishops of Harare
- Patrick Fani Chakaipa (June 25, 1982– April 8, 2003)
- Robert Christopher Ndlovu (since June 10, 2004)
statistics
year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
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Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
1950 | 44,279 | 1,023,567 | 4.3 | 82 | 2 | 80 | 539 | 27 | 308 | ||
1970 | 176.242 | 2,085,910 | 8.4 | 158 | 21st | 137 | 1,115 | 188 | 482 | 23 | |
1980 | 209.187 | 2,197,844 | 9.5 | 119 | 28 | 91 | 1,757 | 133 | 467 | 9 | |
1990 | 254.835 | 3,211,334 | 7.9 | 111 | 34 | 77 | 2,295 | 108 | 423 | 3 | |
1999 | 363.027 | 4,392,568 | 8.3 | 154 | 42 | 112 | 2,357 | 241 | 397 | 3 | |
2000 | 400,586 | 4,515,578 | 8.9 | 151 | 41 | 110 | 2,652 | 253 | 411 | 3 | |
2001 | 452,468 | 4,642,014 | 9.7 | 132 | 36 | 96 | 3,427 | 215 | 395 | 3 | |
2002 | 369.771 | 4,443,427 | 8.3 | 133 | 37 | 96 | 2,780 | 233 | 273 | 41 | |
2003 | 379.291 | 4,771,838 | 7.9 | 129 | 39 | 90 | 2,940 | 223 | 351 | 43 | |
2004 | 483.293 | 4,866,000 | 9.9 | 124 | 38 | 86 | 3,897 | 295 | 350 | 43 | |
2006 | 499.810 | 4,936,000 | 10.1 | 134 | 36 | 98 | 3,729 | 272 | 365 | 43 | |
2007 | 512.215 | 4,960,440 | 10.3 | 138 | 38 | 100 | 3.711 | 1 | 318 | 373 | 43 |