The Anglican Diocese of Masasi is one of 28 dioceses within the

Anglican Church of Tanzania The Anglican Church of Tanzania (ACT) is a province of the Anglican Communion based in Dodoma. It consists of 28 dioceses (27 on the Tanzanian mainland, and 1 on Zanzibar) headed by their respective bishops. It seceded from the Province of East A ...

. The diocese was created in 1926 and its first

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

was William Lucas. Another, in 1960–1968, was Trevor Huddleston. The previous bishop was Patrick Mwachiko and the current bishop, James Almasi, was consecrated on 29 September 2014. After some years of preparation, the diocese was erected by dividing the area of the Diocese of Zanzibar south of the

Rufiji Rufiji may refer to: * Rufiji Delta, a region in Tanzania * Rufiji District, in the Pwani Region of Tanzania * Rufiji River The Rufiji River lies entirely within Tanzania. It is also the largest and longest river in the country. The river is fo ...

; the division was effected by the

Universities' Mission to Central Africa The Universities' Mission to Central Africa (c.1857 - 1965) was a missionary society established by members of the Anglican Church within the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, and Dublin. It was firmly in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of t ...

at their Annual General Meeting in May 1926. The Diocese of Newala was founded by dividing Masasi diocese in September 2009.http://friendsofmasasiandnewala.co.uk/

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Anglican Church of Tanzania dioceses Mtwara Region Christian organizations established in 1926 1926 establishments in Africa 1926 establishments in the British Empire Anglican bishops of Masasi {{Anglican-diocese-stub