Archbishop of Harare Salisbury (in Latin, "Salisburiensis"). On 3 March 1931, this was again elevated to become the Vicariate Apostolic of Salisbury. On 1 January 1955, the Archdiocese of Salisbury was instituted as the Metropolitan See for Rhodesia. In 1973, territory was lost when the Prefecture Apostolic of Sinoia was erected. On 25 June 1982, the name of the Archdiocese was changed from Salisbury to Harare. Archbishop of Harare The Archbishop of Harare heads the Roman Catholic Metropolitan See for Zimbabwe. In 2004, the number of Roman Catholics in the archdiocese was estimated as 483,293 (from a total population of 4,866,000), and they
2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état end of his presidential term, which would coincide with the planned general election in 2018. That same day, "The Independent" reported that ZANU–PF leaders planned to meet the next day to draft a resolution dismissing Mugabe as President on 19 November and impeaching him on 21 November if he refused to step down. On Friday, 17 November, Mugabe appeared to have been temporarily released from his house arrest to attend a graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University in Harare. On Sunday, 19 November, Mugabe was sacked as the leader of ZANU–PF, and Emmerson Mnangagwa, the former Zimbabwean Vice President, appointed