Catholic Church in Zimbabwe
The Catholic Church in Zimbabwe is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
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 Zimbabwean Diocese' boundaries. Harare and Bulawayo are metropolitan Archdiocese | |
| Type | National polity |
| Classification | Catholic |
| Orientation | Latin |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Catholic theology |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference |
| Pope | Pope Francis |
| ZCBC President | Robert Ndlovu |
| Apostolic Nuncio | Paolo Rudelli |
| Region | Zimbabwe |
| Language | English, Shona, Ndebele |
| Founder | Jesuits |
| Origin | 1887 |
| Members | 1,367,669 |
| Official website | http://www.zcbc.co.zw/ |
According to the 2017 Inter Censal Demography Survey by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency 8.0% of the population of Zimbabwe were Roman Catholic; overall, 84% of the country had a Christian background.[1]
There were 1,145,000 Catholics in the country (about 9% of the total population) in 2005.[2] By 2017, the censal survey had the number of Catholics at 1.2 million.[1]
In 2020, Catholic numbers were up to 2 million people, with 600 priests and 1,000 nuns serving across 267 parishes.[3]
Pius Ncube, the former archbishop of Bulawayo, was an outspoken critic of the then government of Robert Mugabe, who is also a Catholic.
See also
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References
- Inter Censal Demography Survey 2017 Report, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (2017)
- Earth Healing website, statistics, Albert J. Fritsch, SJ, PhD., 2005
- Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08