Paul Horan

Paul Horan, O. Carm. (born 17 October 1962) is an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare, Zimbabwe since 2016. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 28 May 2016. He was consecrated and installed there on 28 August 2016.

Background and education He was born on 17 October 1962, at Drangan, County Tipperary, in Ireland. He attended the Convent of Mercy Primary School in Drangan. For his secondary school education, he attended the Presentation Sisters Secondary School in Ballingarry.

He qualified as an accountant and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and "worked in Ireland and London". He studied at and graduated from the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Divinity degree. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in Theology obtained from the Washington Theological Union in the United States, awarded in May 2001.