Mutare, 08 January, 2024 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
Bishop Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa, the second Catholic Bishop of Mutare Diocese in Zimbabwe, has passed on “peacefully” after an illness. He was aged 84.
Bishop Muchabaiwa “passed on peacefully to eternal life” on Monday, January 8 at Murambi Gardens Clinic, Mutare, the Local Ordinary of the Zimbabwean Diocese, Bishop Paul Horan, O. Carm, announced in a statement.
“We pray for his eternal rest, and consolation for his family and many friends at this difficult time,” Bishop Carm said, adding that “funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.”
Born in June 1939 in Wedza, Zimbabwe, the late Bishop Muchabaiwa was ordained a Priest in August 1968.
He ministered at Makumbe Mission from 1969-1972. In 1973, he was enrolled at Gaba Institute in Uganda for a diploma in Pastoral Theology. He later served as Spiritual Director at the Chishawasha Major Seminary, where he rose to the rank of Rector.
