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{{Short description|Roman Catholic archdiocese in Zimbabwe}}
{{Infobox diocese
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
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| latin = Archidioecesis Hararensis
| latin = Archidioecesis Hararensis
| local = <!-- Name in the native language -->
| local = <!-- Name in the native language -->
| image = 2013 Harare Zimbabwe 8638132278.jpg
| image = Sacred Heart Cathedral, Harare.jpg
| image_size = frameless
| image_size = frameless
| image_alt =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| caption =
<!---- Locations ---->
<!---- Locations ---->
| country = [[Zimbabwe]]
| country = {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
| territory = Districts of Mazowe, Bindura, Shamva, Murewa, Rushinga (south of the Mazowe river), Mudzi, Mutoko, Kadoma, Chegutu, Harare, Goromonzi, Seke, Marondera, Charter, Wedza, Buhera
| territory = Districts of Mazowe, Bindura, Shamva, Murewa, Rushinga (south of the Mazowe river), Mudzi, Mutoko, Kadoma, Chegutu, Harare, Goromonzi, Seke, Marondera, Charter, Wedza, Buhera
| province = Harare
| province = Harare
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| area_km2 = 63,555
| area_km2 = 63,555
| area_sqmi = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted -->
| area_sqmi = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted -->
| population = 4,936,000
| population = 3,569,900
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_as_of = 2019
| catholics = 499,810
| catholics = 640,170
| catholics_percent = 10.1
| catholics_percent = 17.9
| parishes = 43
| parishes = 57
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
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<!---- Information ---->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
| rite = [[Latin Rite]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
| established = January 1, 1955
| established = January 1, 1955
| cathedral = Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
| cathedral = [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, Harare|Cathedral of the Sacred Heart]]
| cocathedral =
| cocathedral =
| patron = [[Peter Claver]]
| patron = [[Peter Claver]]
| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->
| patron_title = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->
| priests = 36
| priests = 56 (2019)
<!---- Current leadership ---->
<!---- Current leadership ---->
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| patriarch =
| patriarch =
| major_archbishop = [[Robert Ndlovu]]
| major_archbishop =
| bishop = <!-- Name and title of the current ordinary of the diocese -->
| bishop = [[Robert Ndlovu]] <!-- Name and title of the current ordinary of the diocese -->
| bishop_title = <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop -->
| bishop_title = Archbishop <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop -->
| metro_archbishop = <!-- Name of the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province -->
| metro_archbishop = <!-- Name of the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province -->
| coadjutor =
| coadjutor =
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| emeritus_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
| emeritus_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
<!---- Map ---->
<!---- Map ---->
| map =
| map =File:Diocesi di Harare.jpg
| map_alt =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| map_caption =
The archdiocese (dark green) in Zimbabwe
<!---- Website ---->
<!---- Website ---->
| website = <!-- [http://example.com example.com] -->
| website = <!-- [http://example.com example.com] -->
| footnotes =
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|coat=|flag=|headquarters=|founded=|dissolved=|language=}}
}}


The '''Archdiocese of Harare''' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: ''Archidioecesis Hararensis'') is the [[metropolitan see]] for the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[ecclesiastical province]] of Harare in [[Zimbabwe]]. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the city of [[Harare]], and parts of the provinces of [[Manicaland Province|Manicaland]], [[Mashonaland Central Province|Mashonaland Central]], [[Mashonaland East Province|Mashonaland East]], and [[Mashonaland West Province|Mashonaland West]]. The current [[archbishop]] is [[Robert Ndlovu]]. The mother church of the archdiocese is the [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, Harare|Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]] in Harare. The archdiocese has 166 [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priests]], including 56 diocesan priests and 110 religious priests, and 254 [[Nun|religious sisters]] who are members of various [[religious institute]]s as of 2019. These priests, deacons and persons religious serve the archdiocese's Catholic population in of 3,569,900 in 57 [[List of parishes in the Archdiocese of Harare|parishes]] and a number of missions.
The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Harare''' ({{lang-la|Hararen(sis) in Zimbabua}}) is the [[Metropolitan bishop|Metropolitan]] [[Episcopal See|See]] for the [[Ecclesiastical Province]] of [[Harare]], the capital of [[Zimbabwe]].


==History==
==History==
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The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Harare.
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Harare.


==Leadership==
==Prelates==
=== Ordinaries ===
* Metropolitan [[Archbishop of Harare|Archbishops of Harare]] (Roman rite)
==== Superiors of Zambese ====
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** Archbishop [[Robert Christopher Ndlovu]] (since 2004.06.10)
** Archbishop [[Patrick Fani Chakaipa]] (1982.06.25 – 2003.04.08)
* [[Henri Depelchin]] (2 July 1879 – April 1883)
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* [[Richard Sykes (prelate)|Richard Sykes]] (1896–1904)
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* Metropolitan Archbishops of Salisbury (Roman rite)
* [[Ignatius Gartlan]] (1904–1911)
** Archbishop Patrick Fani Chakaipa (1976.05.31 – 1982.06.25)
* [[Edward Parry (prelate)|Edward Parry]] (1911 – 9 March 1915)
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** Archbishop [[Francis William Markall]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] (1956.11.23 – 1976.05.31)

** Archbishop [[Aston Sebastian Joseph Chichester]], S.J. (1955.01.01 – 1956.11.23)
* Vicars Apostolic of Salisbury (Roman rite)
====Prefects Apostolic of Zambese ====
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* [[Richard Sykes (prelate)|Richard Sykes]] (9 March 1915 – December 1919)
** Archbishop [[Aston Chichester|Aston Sebastian Joseph Chichester]], S.J. (1931.03.04 – 1955.01.01)
* [[Edward Parry (prelate)|Edward Parry]] (January 1920 – May 1922)
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* Prefects Apostolic of Salisbury (Roman rite)
** Fr. [[Robert Brown (prelate)|Robert Brown]], S.J. (1927.07.14 – 1929)
* [[Robert Brown (prelate)|Robert Brown]] (1922 – 14 July 1927 ''see below'')

* Prefects Apostolic of Zambese (Roman rite)
⚫
==== Prefect Apostolic of Salisbury ====
** Fr. Robert Brown, S.J. (1922 – 1927.07.14)
* [[Robert Brown (prelate)|Robert Brown]] (''see above'' 14 July 1927 – 1929)
** Fr. [[Edoardo Parry]], S.J. (1920.01 - 1922.05.)

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** Fr. [[Richard Sykes (prelate)|Richard Sykes]], S.J. (1915.03.09 – 1919.12.)
==== Vicar Apostolic of Salisbury ====
* Superiors of [[Mission “sui iuris”]] of Zambese (Roman rite)
* [[Aston Chichester]] (4 March 1931 – 1 January 1955 ''see below'')
** Fr. [[Edoardo Parry]], S.J. (1911 - 1915.03.09)

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** Fr. [[Richard Sykes (prelate)|Richard Sykes]], S.J. (1896 – 1904)
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==== Archbishops of Salisbury ====
* [[Aston Chichester]] (''see above'' 1 January 1955 – 23 November 1956)
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* [[Francis William Markall]] (23 November 1956 – 31 May 1976)
* [[Patrick Fani Chakaipa]] (31 May 1976 – 25 June 1982 ''see below'')

==== Archbishops of Harare ====
* [[Patrick Fani Chakaipa]] (''see above'' 25 June 1982 – 8 April 2003)
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* [[Robert Ndlovu]] (10 June 2004 – )

===Coadjutor archbishop===
*[[Francis William Markall]] (1956)

===Auxiliary bishop===
*[[Patrick Fani Chakaipa]] (1972–1976)


==Suffragan dioceses==
==Suffragan dioceses==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe]]
*[[Catholic Church in Zimbabwe]]
*[[Mt St Mary's Mission School]]
*[[List of Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe]]
*[[List of parishes in the Archdiocese of Harare]]


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|dhara|Archdiocese of Harare|16 May, 2011}}
* {{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|dhara|Archdiocese of Harare|16 May 2011}}


==Source==
==Sources==
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhara.html catholic-hierarchy]
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/hara0.htm GCatholic.org]
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/hara0.htm GCatholic.org]
{{Roman Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe}}
{{Roman Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe}}


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Latest revision as of 11:00, 3 August 2023

Archdiocese of Harare

Archidioecesis Hararensis
Location
Country Zimbabwe
TerritoryDistricts of Mazowe, Bindura, Shamva, Murewa, Rushinga (south of the Mazowe river), Mudzi, Mutoko, Kadoma, Chegutu, Harare, Goromonzi, Seke, Marondera, Charter, Wedza, Buhera
Ecclesiastical provinceHarare
Statistics
Area63,555 km2 (24,539 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
3,569,900
640,170 (17.9%)
Parishes57
Schools41
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1955
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart
Patron saintPeter Claver
Secular priests56 (2019)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRobert Ndlovu
Vicar GeneralKennedy Muguti
Map
The archdiocese (dark green) in Zimbabwe
The archdiocese (dark green) in Zimbabwe

The Archdiocese of Harare (Latin: Archidioecesis Hararensis) is the metropolitan see for the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe. Its ecclesiastic territory includes the city of Harare, and parts of the provinces of Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, and Mashonaland West. The current archbishop is Robert Ndlovu. The mother church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Harare. The archdiocese has 166 priests, including 56 diocesan priests and 110 religious priests, and 254 religious sisters who are members of various religious institutes as of 2019. These priests, deacons and persons religious serve the archdiocese's Catholic population in of 3,569,900 in 57 parishes and a number of missions.

History

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Special churches

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The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Harare.

Prelates

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Ordinaries

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Superiors of Zambese

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Prefects Apostolic of Zambese

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Prefect Apostolic of Salisbury

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Vicar Apostolic of Salisbury

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Archbishops of Salisbury

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Archbishops of Harare

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Coadjutor archbishop

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Auxiliary bishop

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Suffragan dioceses

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See also

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  • "Archdiocese of Harare". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

Sources

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