The Archdiocese of Bulawayo () 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
Cathedral The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Bulawayo.
Leadership
Prefect of Bulawayo Giovanni Matteo Konings, OSCr (1926 – 1929)
Ecclesiastical Superior of Bulawayo Ignatius Arnoz, CMM (27 April 1931 – 18 June 1932 see below)
Prefect Apostolic of Bulawayo Ignatius Arnoz, CMM (see above 18 June 1932 – 13 April 1937 see below)
Vicars Apostolic of Bulawayo Ignazio Arnoz, CMM (see above 13 April 1937 – 26 February 1950) Adolph Gregory Schmitt, CMM (23 December 1950 – 1 January 1955 see below)
Bishops of Bulawayo Adolph Gregory Schmitt, CMM (see above 1 January 1955 – 9 May 1974) Ernst Heinrich Karlen, CMM (9 May 1974 – 10 June 1994 see below)
Archbishops of 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 – )
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Gweru Diocese of Hwange Diocese of Masvingo
See also Catholic Church in Zimbabwe List of Catholic dioceses in Zimbabwe
External links Official website
Sources GCatholic.org