On the 4th of November 2018, the entire Redemptorist Region of Zimbabwe gathered at the Greendale Cemetery in Harare to pay respects to the deceased confreres laid there. The deceased confreres are the men on whose shoulders the Redemptorist Region of Zimbabwe stands. When we talk of the men who laid the foundation for the region, these are some of …
The Consecration of Monsignor Raymond T. Mupandasekwa as Redemptorist Bishop
The consecration Today we witnessed the ordination of Right Rev. Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R as the third bishop of Chinhoyi Diocese, Zimbabwe. He is actually The first Redemptorist Bishop in Chinhonyi. The first black African Redemptorist in Zimbabwe, Africa and the whole Congregation of the Redemptorists. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu (who was also the …
Br David Nyamuronda’s Story
‘My life as a Redemptorist Brother’ by Br David Nyamuronda, C.Ss.R [transcribed and edited by MC] My journey to priesthood. My name is Brother David Nyamuronda. I was born in Glenorah in Harare and I grew up in the same place. I did my primary in Glenorah and went to secondary school at Mukai High school in Highfield. After my …
Final Profession of Brs Albert Zindonda and George Hama
On the 23rd of September 2017, Brs Albert Zindonda and George Hama took their final vows at the Catholic Church of St Augustine in Hatcliffe, Harare (Zimbabwe). This brings the number of finally professed confreres in Zimbabwe to twenty two (22). Brs Zindonda and Hama are in their fourth year of theological studies at Holy Trinity College in Harare. The …
How Redemptorists came to Zimbabwe
How Redemptorists Came to Zimbabwe It was in 1959 when Fr Gerald Hughes, C.Ss.R, who was the Provincial Superior of the Redemprosists in London, got a request from Archbishop Francis Markal, SJ to come and work in the Archdiocese of Harare. When the request came the Redemptorists who were already in South Africa, began to plan to come to Zimbabwe. …