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
Harare International Festival of the Arts Harare International Festival of the Arts The Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) is one of Africa's largest international arts festivals. Established in 1999 by Manuel Bagorro the festival takes place each year in late April or early May in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The week-long festival encompasses five principal disciplines: theatre, music, dance, fine art, and poetry. Organizing and facilitating a festival the size of HIFA in the difficult sociopolitical and economic conditions that characterize Zimbabwe today is no easy task. 2008 was a particularly difficult year for the Festival, with controversial elections and hyperinflation, which ultimately