Dieter Scholz

Dieter Bernd Scholz S.J. (born 2 June 1938) is a German Roman Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe from 2006 until 2016. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 6 April 2006. He was consecrated and installed there on 2 September 2006. He retired as bishop on 17 February 2016. He lives on as Bishop Emeritus of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.

Background and priesthood He was born on 2 June 1938 in Berlin, Germany. He professed to be a member of the Order of the Society of Jesus on 15 April 1958. He was ordained a priest of the same society on 13 July 1969 at the age of 31 years.

As bishop On 6 April 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Reverend Father Dieter Bernd Scholz S.J. as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chinhoyi in Zimbabwe. He was consecrated and installed at Chinhoyi, in the Diocese of Chinhoyi on 2 September 2006. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu, Archbishop of Harare assisted by Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams, Titular Archbishop of Scala and Archbishop Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube, Archbishop of Bulawayo.