The Diocese of Gweru () is a Latin Catholic suffragan diocese in the city of Gweru in the ecclesiastical province of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
History November 14, 1946: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Victoria June 24, 1950: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Fort Victoria January 1, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Gwelo June 25, 1982: Renamed as Diocese of Gweru
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Latin Church)
Prefects Apostolic of Fort Victoria Aloysius Haene (1947 – 24 June 1950)
Vicars Apostolic of Fort Victoria Aloysius Haene (24 June 1950 – 1 January 1955)
Bishops of Gwelo Aloysius Haene (1 January 1955 – 3 February 1977) Tobias Wunganayi Chiginya (3 February 1977 – 25 June 1982)
Bishops of Gweru Tobias Wunganayi Chiginya (25 June 1982 – 14 January 1987) Francis Xavier Mugadzi (25 October 1988 – 6 February 2004) Martin Munyanyi (11 May 2006 – 28 April 2012) Xavier Johnsai Munyongani (14 September 2013 – 15 October 2017) (was priest here, 1977–1999, then was incardinated in Díocese of Masvingo) Rudolf Nyandoro (24 October 2020 – present)
See also Catholic Church in Zimbabwe
References
Sources GCatholic.org