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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mahenge
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge ( la, Dioecesis Mahengensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mahenge in the Ecclesiastical province of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. History * April 21, 1964: Established as Diocese of Mahenge from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam Bishops * Bishops of Mahenge (Roman rite) ** Bishop Elias Mchonde (1964.04.21 – 1969.06.13) ** Bishop Nikasius Kipengele (1970.06.25 – 1971.12.07) ** Bishop Patrick Iteka (1973.06.14 – 1993.08.22) ** Bishop Agapiti Ndorobo (since 1995.03.03) Other priests of this diocese who became bishops * Salutaris Melchior Libena, appointed auxiliary bishop of Dar-es-Salaam in 2010 * Filbert Felician Mhasi, appointed Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi in 2018 See also *Roman Catholicism in Tanzania The Catholic Church in Tanzania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are more than 12 million Catholics in the country - about a quarter of the total popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Dar-es-Salaam
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's Mother Church, motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dar es Salaam, St. Joseph's Cathedral. The Archdiocese has been led by Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi since 15 August 2019. History * It was erected as the Apostolic prefect, Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Zanguebar by Pope Leo XIII on November 16, 1897, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar. * It was promoted to Apostolic vicariate, Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Zanguebar on September 15, 1902. It was renamed by Pope Pius X as the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam on August 10, 1906. * Lost territories on November 12, 1913 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi and again on March 3, 1922 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Iringa * Promoted to Metropolitan bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
