Diocese of Hwange

Diocese of Hwange

Dioecesis Huangensis
Location
Country Zimbabwe
TerritoryCivil districts of Hwange, Binga, and the part of Lupane north of the Shabula river
Ecclesiastical provinceBulawayo
Statistics
Area43,427 km2 (16,767 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2016)
  • 406,500
  • 38,234 (9.4%)
Parishes24
Schools7
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 1, 1963
Secular priests21
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopRaphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube
Metropolitan ArchbishopAlex Kaliyanil, SVD
Vicar GeneralMarko Rumuma
Bishops emeritusJosé Alberto Serrano Antón, I.E.M.E.
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The Diocese of Hwange (Latin: Huangen(sis)) is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese in the city of Hwange in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.