Diocese of Chinhoyi Dioecesis Chinhoyiensis
Location
Country	Zimbabwe
Territory	Districts of Makonde, Hurungwe, Kariba (East of Sanyati River), Guruve, Centenary, Mount Darwin, Rushinga (North of Mazowe River)
Ecclesiastical province	Harare
Statistics
Area	56,000 km2 (22,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2016) 3,000,540 214,400 (7.1%)
Parishes	19
Schools	10
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Patron saint	Kizito Francis Xavier
Secular priests	36
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Raymond Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Robert Ndlovu
Vicar General	Keneth Mapanda
Bishops emeritus	Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chinhoyi (Latin: Chinhoyien(sis)) 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. (see above 28 Oct 1985 – 10 Mar 2004)
  • Bishop Dieter Scholz, S.J. (6 Apr 2006 – 17 Feb 2016)
  • Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R. (2017.13.30 -)