Diocese of Chinhoyi

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi () is a suffragan diocese in the city of Chinhoyi in the ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe.

History December 17, 1973: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sinoia from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salisbury June 25, 1982: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Chinhoyi October 28, 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Chinhoyi

Leadership Prefect Apostolic of Chinhoyi (Roman rite) Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. (22 Feb 1974 – 28 Oct 1985); see below Bishops of Chinhoyi (Roman rite) Bishop Helmut Reckter, S.J. (28 Oct 1985 – 10 Mar 2004); see above Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz S.J. (6 April 2006 – 17 Feb 2016), retired Apostolic Administrator Robert Ndlovu (17 Feb 2016 – 7 April 2018) Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa C.Ss.R. (30 Dec 2017 – 15 Sep 2023), appointed Bishop of Masvingo Apostolic Administrator Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R. (15 Sep 2023 – Present) Bishop Patrick Ngwenya (11 Apr 2026 – Present)

See also Roman Catholicism in Zimbabwe

References

Sources GCatholic.org