Archdiocese of Bulawayo Archidioecesis Bulauaiensis | |
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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 | |
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.