Date | Event | From | To |
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Mission "Sui Iuris" of Zambese | |||
2 July 1879 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Natal | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Zambese (erected) |
28 June 1912 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Zambese (Boundaries Expanded) |
Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese | |||
9 March 1915 | Elevated | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Zambese | Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese |
28 July 1926 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa (Area left of Longwa river up to 30th meridian and area left of the 30th meridian) | Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese |
14 July 1927 | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese (Northern Rhodesia) | Prefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill (erected) |
Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury | |||
14 July 1927 | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese | Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury |
4 January 1931 | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury (Bubi, Bulalima-Mangwe, Bulawayo, Insiza, Matopo, Hyamandlovu, Unzinwane, Wankie, and part of Gwanda) | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Bulawayo (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury | |||
3 March 1931 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury | Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury |
2 February 1953 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Victoria (Melsetter and Chipinga)
Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury (Inyange, Matoni, and Umtali) | Prefecture Apostolic of Umtali (erected) |
2 February 1953 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury (Gwelo and Selukwe) | Vicariate Apostolic of Fort Victoria |
29 June 1953 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Bulawayo (Wankie and part of Shangani)
Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury (Sebungwe) | Prefecture Apostolic of Wankie (erected) |
Archdiocese of Salisbury | |||
1 January 1955 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury | Archdiocese of Salisbury |
17 December 1973 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Salisbury (Mashonaland North along with Lomagundi, Urungwe, Kariba, Sipolilo, and Mount Darwin) | Prefecture Apostolic of Sinoia (erected) |
Archdiocese of Harare | |||
25 June 1982 | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Salisbury | Archdiocese of Harare |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury | ||||||||||||
1950 | 44,279 | 1,023,567 | 4.3% | 2 | 80 | 82 | 539 | 27 | 308 | ap1951 | ||
Archdiocese of Salisbury | ||||||||||||
1970 | 176,242 | 2,085,910 | 8.4% | 21 | 137 | 158 | 1,115 | 188 | 482 | 23 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 209,187 | 2,197,844 | 9.5% | 28 | 91 | 119 | 1,757 | 133 | 467 | 9 | ap1981 | |
Archdiocese of Harare | ||||||||||||
1990 | 254,835 | 3,211,334 | 7.9% | 34 | 77 | 111 | 2,295 | 108 | 423 | 3 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 363,027 | 4,392,568 | 8.3% | 42 | 112 | 154 | 2,357 | 241 | 397 | 3 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 400,586 | 4,515,578 | 8.9% | 41 | 110 | 151 | 2,652 | 253 | 411 | 3 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 452,468 | 4,642,014 | 9.7% | 36 | 96 | 132 | 3,427 | 215 | 395 | 3 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 369,771 | 4,443,427 | 8.3% | 37 | 96 | 133 | 2,780 | 233 | 273 | 41 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 379,291 | 4,771,838 | 7.9% | 39 | 90 | 129 | 2,940 | 223 | 351 | 43 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 483,293 | 4,866,000 | 9.9% | 38 | 86 | 124 | 3,897 | 295 | 350 | 43 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 499,810 | 4,936,000 | 10.1% | 36 | 98 | 134 | 3,729 | 272 | 365 | 43 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 565,000 | 5,544,000 | 10.2% | 59 | 104 | 163 | 3,466 | 294 | 302 | 54 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 601,000 | 3,351,465 | 17.9% | 53 | 115 | 168 | 3,577 | 305 | 290 | 56 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 640,170 | 3,569,900 | 17.9% | 56 | 110 | 166 | 3,856 | 287 | 254 | 57 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 667,335 | 3,721,815 | 17.9% | 67 | 117 | 184 | 3,626 | 327 | 274 | 50 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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