Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bulawayo

Archdiocese of Bulawayo

*Archidioecesis Bulauaiensis*
Archdiocese of Bulawayo; Archidioecesis Bulauaiensis
	The nave of St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Bulawayo
Location
Country	Zimbabwe
Territory	Bulilima, Mangwe, Nyamandhlovu, Tsholotsho, Bubi, part of Lupane and Nkayi with Shangani River as boundary, Insiza, Umzingwane, Beitbridge and Gwanda west of Umzingwane River, Matobo
Ecclesiastical province	Bulawayo
Metropolitan	Bulawayo
Statistics
Area	66,956 km2 (25,852 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2016); 2,161,000; 61,099 (2.8%)
Parishes	38
Schools	22
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman rite
Established	January 4, 1931
Cathedral	St. Mary's the Cathedral Basilica of Immaculate Conception, Bulawayo
Patron saint	Immaculate Heart of Mary
Secular priests	41
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Alex Kaliyanil, SVD
Vicar General	Hlakanipha Dube
Bishops emeritus	Pius Ncube;
Map
Website
	bulawayoarchdiocese.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

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in 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 – )