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Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa

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His Excellency

Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa
Bishop Emeritus of Mutare
MetropolisMutare
Appointed5 November 1981
Term ended28 May 2016
PredecessorDonal Lamont
SuccessorPaul Horan
Orders
Ordination24 August 1968
by Francis William Markall
Consecration21 February 1982
by Donal Lamont
Personal details
Born(1939-06-21)21 June 1939
Died8 January 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 84)
Mutare, Zimbabwe

Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa (21 June 1939 – 8 January 2024) was a Zimbabwean prelate who was bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare. He became ordained as a priest by Archbishop Markaal on 24 August 1968 at Mount St. Mary’s Mission in Wedza under the Archdiocese of Harare. He was appointed bishop of Umtali in 1981 and was ordained as a bishop of Umtali in 1982. He retired in 2016. Muchabaiwa died on 8 January 2024, at the age of 84.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Bishop Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Mutare
1981–2016
Succeeded by