SWIFT CURRENT (Qu’A) — Rev. Shepherd Itai Munzara has been appointed priest-in-charge St. Stephen the Martyr, Swift Current, effective Aug. 1.
Munzara was born and raised in Zimbabwe and immigrated to Canada in July of this year.
He writes, “I received my calling to the vocation of priesthood in 1997 and went on to enrol for pastoral, theological and religious studies with Bishop Gaul College, which is also known as the National Anglican Theological College and the University of Zimbabwe.”
He was ordained deacon in 2000, and priested a year later after completing his theological education.
Munzara was rector of several Anglican parishes in the Diocese of Harare in Zimbabwe, and most recently was rector of Christchurch, Borrowdale.
Munzara’s wife, Elinah, is a teacher by profession and a counsellor. They are blessed with four children: one girl and three boys: Alicia (19), Shepherd Jr. (17), Nicholas (14) and Timothy (10).
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country of southern Africa. It shares borders with the Republic of South African on the south, with Botswana on west, on the north by Zambia and the northeast and east by Mozambique.
Zimbabwe has a population of 15.7 million and lies almost entirely over 300 metres (1000 feet) above sea level.
