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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza (Latin: Archidioecesis Mvanzaënsis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.

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History

  • 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan
  • 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria–Nyanza
  • April 10, 1929: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Mwanza
  • March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mwanza
  • November 18, 1987: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mwanza
  • November 27, 2010: Territory lost to Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda

    • Special churches

    The seat of the archbishop is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Epiphany in Mwanza.

    Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Mwanza (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Juda Thaddeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M.Cap. (since 2010.11.10)
  • Archbishop Anthony Mayala (1987.11.18 - 2009.8.20)
  • Bishops of Mwanza (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage (1966.01.15 – 1987.11.18)
  • Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. (1953.03.25 – 1965.10.15)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Mwanza (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. (1950.06.25 – 1953.03.25)
  • Bishop Antoon Oomen, M. Afr. (1929.03.18 – 1950)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Bukoba
  • Bunda
  • Geita
  • Kayanga
  • Musoma
  • Rulenge-Ngara
  • Shinyanga

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza Wikipedia
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