Sacred Heart Cathedral, Harare
The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus[1] is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church[2] and is located on Fourth Street in central Harare,[3] Zimbabwe.[4]
| Cathedral of the Sacred Heart | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | |
 The main entrance of the Cathedral | |
  Cathedral of the Sacred Heart | |
| 17.8210°S 31.0532°E | |
| Location | Harare |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | sacredheartcathedralzw |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Church of the Sacred Heart |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Consecrated | 2 August 1924 |
| Past bishop(s) | Patrick Fani Chakaipa |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Years built | 1924-1925 |
| Groundbreaking | 28 June 1924 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Harare |
| Deanery | Inner City Deanery of Harare Archdiocese |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Robert Ndlovu |
| Vicar(s) | Kennedy Muguti |
History
It serves as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Harare (Archidioecesis Hararensis). It follows the Roman or Latin rite and was dedicated, as its name indicates, to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a Catholic devotion tradition referred to the heart of Jesus of Nazareth.
It all began when the Jesuits first arrived in what was then Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia (now Harare in Zimbabwe); a chapel for forty people was opened in the grounds of the Dominican Convent in 1893. Fr Aloysius Leboeuf became parish priest, living in a room built onto the side of the chapel, and from here he designed a new and bigger church, the Church of the Sacred Heart, opened on the Feast of the Annunciation in 1900. This in turn eventually proved too small and, on 28 June 1924, Monsignor Brown laid the foundation stone of the present Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. The Cathedral was opened the following year, on Sunday, 2 August 1925. Jesuits continued to serve the Cathedral until 31 December 2008, when it was handed over to the diocesan clergy.
Due to the varied composition of the congregation, most Masses today are held in both English and Shona, a local language, and, to a lesser extent, additionally there are services in French and Portuguese.[5]
Mass Times
Sunday
- 07:00hrs - English Mass in the Cathedral
- 08:00hrs - Shona Mass in the Cathedral
- 08:00hrs - Missionary Childhood/Sunday School Mass in the Jubilee Hall
- 09:30hrs - Youth Mass in the Jubilee Hall
- 10:00hrs - English Mass in the Cathedral
- 11:30hrs - Shona Mass in the Cathedral
- 13:00hrs - French Mass in the Cathedral
- 17:30hrs - English Mass in the Cathedral
Monday to Friday
- 09:00hrs - English Mass
- 13:00hrs - English Mass
- 17:30hrs - Shona Mass
Saturdays and Public Holidays
- 09:00hrs - English Mass
References
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Harare)
- Catholic Cathedral, Harare: 1925-2000. Catholic Cathedral. 2000-01-01. ISBN 9780797421899.
- Dzadagu, Athanasio (2015-03-26). Now That the Dust Has Settled: Who Was Archbishop Patrick Fani Chakaipa?. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781504939690.
- Hallencreutz, Carl F. (1998-01-01). Religion and Politics in Harare 1890-1980. Swedish Institute of Missionary Research. ISBN 9789185424528.
- "History – Archdiocese of Harare. Cathedral of The Sacred Heart". www.sacredheartcathedral.org.zw. Retrieved 2016-04-07.