DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES - ZIMBABWE MISSION

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Area - 390.580 km˛

Population - 11 mil

Catholics - 9 %
The main languages: Ndebele, Shona, English

Independence - 1981

 SVD District of Zimbabwe was established in 1986. It was the time, when the Diocese of Bulawayo suffered a loss of missionaries due to killings and political violence. The majority of clergy were the Marianhill Missionaries among whom some ten missionaries were killed. There were also five diocesan priests including the present Archbishop Pius Ncube.

Suffering a huge shortage of missionary workforce bishop Henry Karlen CMM tried to invite other congregations to his diocese. Being in contact with SVD Provincial in Botswana, bishop Karlen invited the SVD and gave them the Plumtree area.

It turned to be very fruitful cooperation; now our congregation is the second biggest in the archdiocese.  

  
 
   
Dhlamini Mission
 
Ndolwane Mission
 
Gomoza Mission
 
Holy Spirit Parish, Bulawayo
 
Holy Family Parish, Bulawayo
Mission House, Bulawayo
Plumtree Mission
ILIZWI - Biblical Pastoral Centre, Plumtree
 
 
 

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