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Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbeya

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Metropolitan
  
Songea

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Tanzania

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
60,348 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 1,867,975 248,238 (13.3%)

Bishop
  
Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbeya (Latin: Dioecesis Mbeyaënsis) is a diocese located in Mbeya in the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.

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History

  • July 18, 1932: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Tukuyu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika
  • March 29, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Tukuyu
  • July 14, 1949: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Mbeya
  • March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mbeya

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Mbeya (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. (since 1996.11.08)
  • Bishop James Dominic Sangu (1966.05.03 – 1996.11.28)
  • Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (1953.03.25 – 1964.12.10)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Mbeya (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (1949.07.14 – 1953.03.25)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Tukuyu (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (1947 – 1949.07.14)
  • Fr. Ludovico Haag, M. Afr. (1938.04.08 – 1947)
  • Ecclesiastical Superiors of Tukuyu (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Max Theodor Franz Donders, M. Afr. (1932.11.11 – 1938)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbeya Wikipedia
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