Rudolf Nyandoro | |
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Bishop of Gweru | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Gweru |
Predecessor | Xaviour Munyongani, IEME |
Orders | |
Ordination | 19 December 1998 |
Consecration | by Michael Dixon Bhasera |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Gokwe Diocese (2015–2017) |
Alma mater | Chishawasha Major Seminary Zimbabwe Open University (BS, MS) University of South Africa (PhD) |
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Rudolf Nyandoro (born 11 October 1968) is a Zimbabwean Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Gokwe since 2017. He was appointed the new Bishop of Gweru in September 2020. A Gweru native, he previously served a parish priest, seminary rector and professor, and most recently, chancellor of the Diocese of Masvingo.
Nyandoro was born on 11 October 1968 in Gwelo, Rhodesia (today Gweru, Zimbabwe).[1][2][3] After primary school, he attended the Minory Seminary of Chikwingwizha.[4] From 1991 to 1994, he studied philosophy at St. Charles Lwanga Major Seminary in Chimanimani in the Diocese of Mutare.[2][4] He then completed his theological studies at Chishawasha Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Harare.[2][4] He holds a BS and MS in Counseling from Zimbabwe Open University. In 2015, he earned his PhD in Pastoral Counseling from the University of South Africa.[2][4]
Nyandoro was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Masvingo on 19 December 1998.[1][3][4] In 1999, he worked as an assistant priest at the Mukaro mission, before serving from 2000 to 2006 as the rector of Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Masvingo.[2][4] From 2007 to 2009, he was rector of the diocesan minor seminary.[2][4] He served as rector of Bondolfi Teachers' College from 2010 to 2015.[2][4] From 2015 to 2017, he was the Chancellor of the Diocese of Masvingo and a professor at Bondolfi Teachers' College.[2][3][4]
On 28 January 2017, Nyandoro was appointed Bishop of Gokwe by Pope Francis.[1] He was appointed to succeed Bishop Angel Floro Martínez, who resigned on the same day.[2][3][4] His episcopal ordination was held on 29 April 2017, on the ground of St. Paul's Primary School in Gokwe.[1][3] Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera, President of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference and Bishop of Masvingo, was the principal consecrator.[1][3] Archbishop Marek Zalewski, Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe, and Angel Floro Martínez, Bishop Emeritus of Gokwe, served as co-consecrators.[1] In addition to bishops and clergy, the ordination ceremony was attended by thousands of laity.[3] Congratulatory remarks were delivered by Archbishop Zalewski and Robert Ndlovu, Archbishop of Harare.[3]
The following is Nyandoro's episcopal lineage:[1]