Patrick Chakaipa
Archbishop Patrick Chakaipa | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Predecessor | Francis William Markall SJ |
Successor | Robert Ndlovu |
Other posts | Chancellor: Catholic University in Zimbabwe |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1965 |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Patrick Fani Chakaipa |
Born | June 25, 1932 Mhondoro |
Died | April 8, 2003 St Anne's Hospital | (aged 70)
Buried | Chishawasha Mission |
Nationality | Zimbabwean |
Denomination | Christianity |
Occupation | Archbishop and Novelist |
Patrick Chakaipa is one of the most renowned clerics and novelists to have come out of Zimbabwe. He was also the first black Archbishop in Zimbabwe
Background
Patrick was born in Mhondoro on 25 June 1932.
Education
He did his secondary education at St Micheals Mission
Religious career
Patrick was ordained priest in 1965.[1] Seven years after his ordination, he was appointed auxiliary bishop for the diocese of Salisbury later renamed Harare. in 1976, he was enthroned as the first black Archbishop in Zimbabwe. Some of the most significant moments in Chakaipa's life as a clergymen was officiating at the inaugural independence day celebrations and the marriage of Robert Mugabe and Grace Mugabe
Posts Held
Chancellor at Catholic University of South Africa-1998
Archbishop Roman Catholic Church-1976 - 2003
Bishop Salisbury-1973 - 1976
Priest in Charge All Souls Mission-1969 - 1973
Assistant Priest Makumbi Mission-1967 - 1969[2]
Novels Authored
- Karikoga Gumiremiseve[3]
- Pfumo reropa
- Dzasukwa mwana-asina-hembe
- Garandichauya
- Rudo ibofu
Trivia
- Patrick Chakaipa is Zimbabwe's first black archbishop
- He was the minister that officiated at the marriage of Robert Mugabe and Grace Mugabe
- He was also the minister who officiated at the innaugural independence day celebrations in April 1980
References
- ↑ Trevor Grundy Patrick Chakaipa Zimbabwe's first black archbishop, The Herald: Scotland, Published: April 17, 2003, Retrieved: June 23, 2015
- ↑ Patrick Chakaipa, Wh is Who, Published: No Date Given, Retrieved: June 23, 2015
- ↑ Patrick Chakaipa, Enyclopaedia Britttanica, Published: No Date Given, Retrieved: June 23, 2015