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Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe

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Parishes
  
14

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
26,000 km²

Patron saint
  
Paul the Apostle

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Robert Ndlovu

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Established
  
June 17, 1991

Country
  
Zimbabwe

Schools
  
11

Secular priests
  
16

Territory
  
Districts of Gokwe North, Gokwe South, the area of Omay between the Sengwa and Sanyati rivers in the Kariba District, Nkayi District north of the Shangani river.

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2006)550,00070,701 (12.9%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Harare

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gokwe (Latin: Gokven(sis)) is a suffragan diocese in the city of Gokwe in the ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe.

Contents

History

  • June 17, 1991: Established as Diocese of Gokwe from Diocese of Hwange

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Gokwe (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. (since 1999.10.15)
  • Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera (1991.06.17 – 1999.02.09)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Gokwe Wikipedia
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