The Anglican Diocese of Harare is a diocese of the Church of the Province of Central Africa. The Anglican Diocese of Mashonaland was formed in 1891The Times, Wednesday, Nov 04, 1891; pg. 4; Issue 33473; col E The SPCK has given £1,000 to aid a new Rhodesian diocese and its first bishop was George Knight-Bruce.Details of the life of Bishop Knight-Bruce He was succeeded by William Gaul (1895–1907), formerly Rector of St Cyprian's Church in Kimberley, Northern Cape. Small in stature, Gaul styled himself “the smallest bishop with the largest Diocese in Christendom.”Williams, Alpheus F. (1948) Some dreams come true; p. 388 In 1915 the diocese became the Diocese of Southern Rhodesia Welch, Pamela J. (2005) ‘Church and Settler: a Study in the History of the Anglican Diocese of Mashonaland/Southern Rhodesia, 1890-1925’, London: University of London until 1952 when it reverted to the Diocese of Mashonaland. The diocese was known as the Diocese of Harare and Mashonaland, until changing his name to Diocese of Harare. It has experienced great turbulence in recent times.
The bishop's seat is at the Cathedral of St Mary and All Saints, Harare.
List of bishops George Knight-Bruce 1891–1895 William Gaul 1895–1907 Edmund Powell 1908–1910 Frederic Beaven 1911–1925 Edward Paget 1925–1957 Cecil Alderson 1957–1968 Paul Burrough 1968–c.1980 Patrick Murindagomo was suffragan bishop in 1974 Peter Hatendi c.1980–c.1995 Jonathan Siyachitema c.1995–c.2001 Nolbert Kunonga c.2001–2008 Sebastian Bakare 2008–2009 Chad Gandiya 2009–2018 Farai Mutamiri 2019–
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