The Diocese of Zanzibar ( la, Dioecesis Zanzibarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a

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in the ecclesiastical province of the

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Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam. The diocese’s cathedral is St. Joseph's Cathedral located in the

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of Zanzibar.

History

* Established 1860 as Apostolic Prefecture of Zanguebar, on vast

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n territory split off from the Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion in

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* 1883: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar, hence entitled to a titular bishop * November 16, 1887: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Zanguebar, having lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Zanguebar * Lost territories repeatedly : in 1904 to establish the

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, on 1905.09.14 to establish the

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and on 1906.05.11 to establish the

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* Renamed in 1906 as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar *'' Suppressed on 1953.03.25, its territory being used to establish the Metropolitan

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'' * Restored but demoted on December 12, 1964 and renamed as Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar and Pemba * Promoted on March 28, 1980 as Diocese of Zanzibar

Ordinaries

;''Apostolic Prefects of Zanguebar'' * Armand-René Maupoint (1862 – 1871.07.10), while Bishop of mother diocese (Saint-Denis-de-) La Réunion (Réunion) ( 857.02.141857.03.19 – 1871.07.10) * Homer,

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( C.S.Sp.) (1872 – 1882) * Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (1883.10.27 – 1883.11.23 ''see below'') ;''Apostolic Vicars of Zanguebar'' * Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 1883.11.23 – 1887 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Bodona (1883.11.23 – 1925.02.20) ;''Apostolic Vicars of Northern Zanguebar'' * Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 1887 – 1896.11.27) * Emile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. (1897.02.17 – 1906.12.21 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of

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(1897.02.17 – 1924.04.09) ;''Apostolic Vicars of Zanzibar'' * Emile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 1906.12.21 – 1913.04.03) * John Gerald Neville, C.S.Sp. (1913.09.01 – 1930.03.08), Titular Bishop of

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(1913.09.01 – 1943.02.27) *'' Apostolic Administrator^ the same John Gerald Neville, C.S.Sp. (1930.03.08 – 1943.02.27)'' *

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, C.S.Sp. (1932.03.15 – 1946), Titular Bishop of

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(1932.03.15 – 1966.03.20) * John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp. (1946.07.11 – 1953.03.25), Titular Bishop of Cercina (1946.07.11 – 1953.03.25), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya) (1953.03.25 – 1971.10.24), President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (1969 – 1970) :''(suppressed 1953 - 1964)'' ;''Apostolic Administrators of Zanzibar and Pemba '' *

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, Capuchin Franciscans (O.F.M. Cap.) (1964.12.12 – 1966), Titular Bishop of Vinda (1930.03.27 – 1953.03.25), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) (1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19) * Joseph Sipendi (1966 – 1968), later Bishop of Moshi(Tanzania) (1968.01.11 – 1985.04.29) *

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(1968.07.16 – 1973.01.26), while Bishop of Morogoro (Tanzania) (1966.12.15 – 1992.11.06) * Bernard Martin Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp. (1973 – 1980.03.28 ''see below'') ;''Suffragan Bishops of Zanzibar '' *

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, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 1980.03.28 – 1996.11.30) * Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp. (1996.11.30 - ...)

Source and External links

GCatholic.org with incumebt biography links

Roman Catholic dioceses in Tanzania Religious organizations established in 1860 Religion in Zanzibar Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century Zanzibar, Roman Catholic Diocese of 1860 establishments in Zanzibar {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub

History

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See also

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