Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Zimbabwe

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Websitebulawayoarchdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo (Latin: Bulauaien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.

History

January 4, 1931: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Bulawayo from the Apostolic Prefecture of Salisbury
July 18, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Bulawayo
April 13, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bulawayo
January 1, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Bulawayo
June 10, 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bulawayo

Cathedral

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bulawayo.

Leadership

Prefect of Bulawayo

Giovanni Matteo Konings, OSCr (1926 – 1929)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Bulawayo

Ignatius Arnoz, CMM (27 April 1931 – 18 June 1932 see below)

Prefect Apostolic of Bulawayo

Ignatius Arnoz, CMM (see above 18 June 1932 – 13 April 1937 see below)

Vicars Apostolic of Bulawayo

Ignazio Arnoz, CMM (see above 13 April 1937 – 26 February 1950)
Adolph Gregory Schmitt, CMM (23 December 1950 – 1 January 1955 see below)

Bishops of Bulawayo

Adolph Gregory Schmitt, CMM (see above 1 January 1955 – 9 May 1974 )
Ernst Heinrich Karlen, CMM (9 May 1974 – 10 June 1994 see below)

Archbishops of Bulawayo

Ernst Heinrich Karlen, CMM (see above 10 June 1994 – 24 October 1997)
Pius Ncube (24 October 1997 – 11 September 2007)
Apostolic administrator: Martin Schupp, CMM (11 September 2007 – 20 June 2009)
Alex Kaliyanil, SVD (20 June 2009 – )