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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga

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Metropolitan
  
Tabora

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Tanzania

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
28,654 km²

Bishop
  
Damian Kyaruzi

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 928,941 607,143 (65.4%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga (Latin: Dioecesis Sumbavangensis) is a diocese located in Sumbawanga in the Ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.

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History

  • 1880: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan
  • May 10, 1946: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Karema
  • March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Karema
  • October 24, 1969: Renamed as Diocese of Sumbawanga

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Sumbawanga (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Damian Kyaruzi (since 1997.04.21)
  • Bishop Charles Msakila (1969.10.24 – 1994.02.23)
  • Bishops of Karema (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Charles Msakila (1958.11.13 – 1969.10.24)
  • Bishop James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. (1953.03.25 – 1958.08.05)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Karema (Roman rite)
  • Bishop James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. (1946.07.29 – 1953.03.25)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga Wikipedia
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