The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus[1] is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church[2] and is located on Fourth Street in central Harare,[3] Zimbabwe.

It all began when the Jesuits first arrived in what was then Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia (now Harare in Zimbabwe); a chapel for forty people was opened in the grounds of the Dominican Convent in 1893.

This in turn eventually proved too small and, on 28 June 1924, Monsignor Brown laid the foundation stone of the present Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

Jesuits continued to serve the Cathedral until 31 December 2008, when it was handed over to the diocesan clergy.

Due to the varied composition of the congregation, most Masses today are held in both English and Shona, a local language, and, to a lesser extent, additionally there are services in French and Portuguese.