Golden Jubilee For Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference care was taken in creating a tribunal setting that offers an atmosphere of welcome, acceptance, trust and openness. Fr Michael McAuley became its judicial vicar and Sr. Guido Meyer as the notary. The judicial vicar later left for England leaving the Tribunal without a judicial vicar and therefore unable to process any case further than collecting evidence and assembling dossiers. 1.1.4. Visit by Msgr Marc de Muelenaere In August 1995 Msgr Marc de Muelenaere, Judicial Vicar of the interdiocesan Tribunal in Pretoria, paid a surprise visit to the Tribunal Notary. He had heard of the predicament of the National ZCBC Marriage Tribunal. He agreed to have additional cases from Zimbabwe to their Tribunal in Pretoria. In October 1995, ZCBC accepted Msgr Marc de Muelenaere’s generous offer and appointed him “Acting Judicial Vicar of the National Marriage Tribunal of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference for one year or until such time as the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference is able to establish its own National Marriage Tribunal”. The most right Reverend Archbishop Robert Ndlovu was appointed as the Marriage Tribunal moderator. 1.1.5. Tribunal's Progress after October 1995 The Tribunal work could now forge ahead. Cases handled between 1995 and 2014 increase by 60% compared with the cases handled previously over the years when it was done at regional level. Since then the National Marriage Tribunal loaded the Pretoria Tribunal as the courts of first instance and Durban as the court of second instance with enormous amount of work. Thus, the National Marriage Tribunal completed 21 years under the outstanding guidance of Msgr Marc De Muelenaere, and Sr Guido Meyer. They achieved a record of one hundred percent ratified cases submitted to Pretoria and Durban and two hundred and seventy four [274] marriage cases were granted nullification under the care of the two above-mentioned tribunals. 1.1.6. Thanks to those who laid the foundation It is with gratitude that the office extends its sincere thanks to all those who laid its foundation over the years. It was not easy. They managed without interference of any kind and in utter discretion and freedom to invent, create, concentrate and serve the people who longed to return to the sacraments. 59