Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Harare
The Archdiocese of Harare (Latin: Archidioecesis Hararensis ) is a location in Zimbabwe Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Harare. It includes the districts Mazowe, Bindura, Shamva, Murewa, Rushinga ( south of the river Mazowe ), Mudzi, Mutoko, Kadoma, Chegutu, Harare, Goromonzi, Seke, Marondera, charter and Buhera Wedze.
History
Pope Leo XIII. founded the mission sui juris Zambezi River on July 2, 1879 from annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate of Natal. On March 9, 1915, she was elevated to the Apostolic Prefecture. On 14 July 1927, she took the name Salisbury Apostolic Prefecture.
Using the Breve Compertum habemus it was raised on March 3, 1931 the Vicariate Apostolic. With the Bull Quod Christ was raised on 1 January 1955 in the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums. On June 25, 1982, adopted the current name.
Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of the Zambezi
- Riccardo Sykes SJ (1915-1918)
- Edoardo Parry SJ (1918-1922)
- Roberto Brown SJ (1922-1929)
Prefect Apostolic of Salisbury
- Roberto Brown SJ (1927-1929)
Vicar Apostolic of Salisbury
- Aston Sebastian Joseph Chichester SJ (March 4, 1931-1. January 1955 )
Archbishops of Salisbury
- Aston Sebastian Joseph Chichester SJ (1 January 1955-23. November 1956 )
- Francis William Markall SJ (November 23, 1956-31. May 1976 )
- Patrick Fani Chakaipa (31 May 1976-25. June 1982)
Archbishops of Harare
- Patrick Fani Chakaipa (25 June 1982-8. April 2003)
- Robert Christopher Ndlovu ( since 10 June 2004)