Roman Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi
Infobox Diocese
country = Zimbabwe
name = Chinhoyi
jurisdiction = Diocese
latin = Dioecesis Chinhoyiensis
province = Harare
metropolitan =
bishop = Dieter Scholz
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops = | cathedral =
cocathedral =
rite = Latin
area = 56,000
population = 1,679,101
population_as_of= 2004
catholics = 79,101
catholics_percent = 4.7
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chinhoyi (Latin: "Chinhoyien(sis)") is a suffragan diocese in the city of Chinhoyi in the ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe.
History
* December 17, 1973: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinoia from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salisbury
* June 25, 1982: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Chinhoyi
* October 28, 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Chinhoyi
Leadership
* Bishops of Chinhoyi (Roman rite)
** Bishop Dieter Scholz (since 2006.04.06)
** Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. (1985.10.28 – 2004.03.10)
* Prefects Apostolic of Chinhoyi (Roman rite)
** Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. (1974.02.22 – 1985.10.28)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/chin0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchny.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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