| Vicar General |
Very Rev. Kevin Takaendesa |
| Chancellor |
Fr. Pius Dumani Sibanda
dumspia@googlemail.com |
| Financial Administrator |
Fr. Pius Dumani Sibanda
dumspia@googlemail.com |
| Secretary |
Mrs. Rita Normington |
| Receptionist |
Sr. Austin Tshabalala AMR |
| Pastoral Co-Ordinating Team |
Fr. Reason Mlilo (Emthonjeni)
Fr. Krystian Tracyzk
Fr. Cephas Gumbo (Director of Catechists)
Sr. Celestine Nyoni (Youth Office)
Sr. Emmanual Matimati (Education)
Mr. A. R. Gwenelo (Christian Community Organizer)
Fr. Norbert Nyathi
Fr. Marko Mkandla
Fr. Johannes Maseko
Fr. Lungisani Moyo
Fr. Peter Mthombeni
Deacon Isaac Sibanda
Sr. Flora Fuyana
Mr. Raphael Zulu
Ms. Anna Mkwananzi |
| Diocesan Consultors |
Archbishop Alex Thomas S.V.D.
Fr. Kevin Takaendesa - Vicar General
Fr. Gabriel Mthombeni - BADIC (chair)
Fr. Cephas Gumbo - Rector of St. Bernard’s Seminary
Fr. Marko Mkandla - Dean
Fr. George Dube - CMM
Fr. Sipho Kunene - OMI
Fr. Tadeusz Grenda - SVD
Fr. Pius Dumani Sibanda - Chancellor |
| Town Deaneries |
Fr. Kevin Takaendesa - East Deanery
Fr. Cephas Gumbo - South West Deanery
Fr. Hlaknipa Dube - North West Deanery |
| Rural Deaneries |
Fr. Pascal Ndlovu - Tsholotsho Deanery
Fr. Marko Mkhandla - Lupane Deanery
Fr. Marek Glodek SVD - Empandeni Deanery
- St. Joseph Deanery
Fr. Bernard Makore - Ekusileni Deanery |
| Financial Council |
Archbishop Alex Thomas
Fr. Pius Dumani Sibanda
Fr. Tadeusz Grenda SVD
Mr. Charles Dube
Mr. Felix Da Silva
Mr. Andrew Phiri
Mrs. Cathrine Ganyane |
PMAS Pontifical Mission Aid Societas |
Fr. James Batsirai |
| Education Secretary |
Sr. Mary Emmanuel Matimati CPS |
| Formation of Deacons |
Fr. George Dube CMM |
| Liturgy |
Fr. George Dube CMM
Fr. Kevin Takaendesa
Fr. Marko Mkandla
Fr. Reason Mlilo
Fr. Innocent Ndlovu
Sr. Florah Fuyana
Sr. Celestine Nyoni
Mr. A.R. Gwenelo |
| Promoter of Ecumenism |
Fr. Victor Dube |
| Director of Justice & Peace |
Mr. J.B. Nkathazo |
| CADEC Co-Ordinator |
Mr. W. Sibanda |
Ex-Officio CADEC
and Sibambene |
Fr. Gabriel Mthombeni |
| Christian Community Organiser |
Mr. A.R. Gwenelo |
| Promoter of Vocations |
Fr. Cephas Gumbo |
| Youth Spiritual Director |
Fr. Alphonse Mhlanga |
| Health Secretariat |
Ms. M.T. Wami
Dr. R Bischoff |
| Marriage & Family |
Fr. Simon Mabhena |
| Marriage |
Fr. Charles Mafuruttu |
Diocesan Aids
and Orphan Care Board |
Fr. Gabriel Mthombeni (Chairman)
Fr. Tadeusz Grenda SVD
Sr. Ludbirga Schumacher CPS
Sr. Celestine Nyoni CPS
Mr. W. Sibanda (CADEC)
Mr. S. Mhumi
Ms. M.T. Wami (Medical Adviser) |
Aids and Orphan Care
Executive Committee |
Mrs L. Malimane (Urban)
Sr. Ludbirga Schumacher CPS (Mat. South) |
|
| offices |
Catholic Commission
for Justice and Peace |
Mr. J.B. Nkathazo
Archdiocese of Bulawayo, Box 837 Bulawayo
Tel: (09) 62386 (09) 62386 |
| Aids & Orphan Care Services |
Mrs.Lucia Malemane
P.O. Box 104, Bulawayo
Tel: (09) 67545 (09) 67545 |
| Catholic Youth Office |
Sr. Celestine Nyoni
Bishop’s House, P.O. Box 837, Bulawayo
Tel: (09) 882727 (09) 882727 |
| Catholic Development Commission |
Mr. Welcome Sibanda
P.O. Box 830, Bulawayo
Tel: (09) 69218 (09) 69218 , Fax: (09) 69218 (09) 69218
E-mail: cadecbyo@mweb.co.zw |
| Diocesan Education Board |
Fr. Tadeusz Grenda SVD
Sr. Mary Emmanuel Matimati CPS
Sr. Gertrude Sale AMR
Sr. Veronica OP
Bro. Kostka Turner CFC |
| Diocesan Pastoral Team |
Mr. Alexander R. Gwenelo
P.O. Box 837, Bulawayo
Tel: (09) 888719 (09) 888719 |
| Marriage Encounter Movement |
Diocesan Co-ordinators: Martin & Avril Brittain
3 Enstone Rd., Montrose, Bulawayo |
| Movement for a Better World |
P.O. Box 975, Bulawayo
Tel: (09) 226134 (09) 226134 |
| Social Communication Department |
Mr. Gerald Mabweazara
P.O. Box 837, Bulawayo
Tel: (09) 62585 (09) 62585 , Fax: (09) 60359
E-mail: cathcom@mweb.co.zw |
| Parliamentary Liaison Officer |
Ms. N. Ndlovu (Coghlan and Welsh) |
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| chaplaincies |
| Biblical Apostolate |
Fr. Krystian Traczyk SVD |
| Catholic Charismatic Renewal |
Fr. Kevin Gonzalves ofm.cap |
| Catholic Students |
Fr. Nigel Johnson SJ |
| CCJP |
Fr. Bernard Makore |
| CLG/CLC |
Sr. Celestine Nyoni |
| St. Joseph's |
Fr. Pius Dumani Sibanda
Deacon Leonard Mukombe |
| Exorcism |
Fr. Peter Mthombeni
Fr. Kevin Gonzalves ofm.cap |
| Holy Childhood |
Fr. Alphonse Mhlanga |
| Military and Prisons |
Fr. Charles Mafurutu |
| Mpilo Hospital |
Fr. Simon Mabhena
Fr. Fernando Ncube |
Spiritual Directors of:
CWL, Legion Of Mary,
St. Anne’s, Sodality
and Sacred Heart Association |
Fr. Tadeusz Grenda SVD |
Archbishop Alex Thomas came to Zimbabwe some 20 years ago and he claims that very little Indian traits are left in him as he speaks very fluent Ndebele language with an original Ndebele accent. Archbishop Thomas was born on 27th May 1960 in Vallamchira parish in the Archdiocese of Changanacherry in India in a very strong Catholic family with a tradition of priesthood and has a sister who is a nun with the Bethany Sisters. He had his basic education in his home town before he joined the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) Minor Seminary in Changanacherry. He completed his Philosophy and Theological studies at Jnana Deepa Didyapeeth in Pune in India. He also obtained a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Mysore University. Archbishop Alex took his final vows in 1987, and was ordained a priest on 7 May 1988 at St. Mary’s Church, Vallamchira, India. Since 1989 Archbishop Alex has been serving as a SVD missionary in the Archdiocese of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
In Zimbabwe, young Archbishop Alex was first assigned as Assistant Priest at Holy Cross Parish in Tshabalala (1990-1992) before he was promoted as Parish Priest of the Embakwe Mission (1992–97). Between 1997-2005 he was Parish Priest of St. Joseph Parish at Tsholotsho. During that period, he was elected Dean of Southern and Northern Deanery. In March 2005 he was appointed, Archdiocesan Financial Administrator before he was elected Superior of the SVD Region in Zimbabwe in June 2008. Since 2001, Archbishop Thomas has been Ex-Officio Advisor to Catholic Development Commission (Caritas Zimbabwe). Archbishop Thomas was also chaplain to the University students in Bulawayo.
