The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro ( la, Dioecesis Morogoroënsis) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian based ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Dar-es-Salaam
Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over ...
in
Tanzania
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.
History
* May 11, 1906: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Zanguebar from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar
The Diocese of Zanzibar ( la, Dioecesis Zanzibarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam.
The dio ...
* December 21, 1906: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo
* March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Morogoro
Leadership
* Vicars Apostolic of Bagamoyo (Roman rite)
** Bishop
François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. (1906.07.25 – 1923.05.19), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Cameroun
** Bishop
Bartholomew Stanley Wilson
Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو ...
, C.S.Sp. (1924.01.09 – 1933.05.23), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone
** Bishop Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. (1934.02.26 – 1953.03.25 ''see below'')
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Morogoro (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst
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* Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Franc ...
, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 1953.03.25 – 1954.08.11)
** Bishop
Herman Jan van Elswijk
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,
C.S.Sp.
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(1954.07.18 – 1966.12.15)
** Bishop
Adriani Mkoba
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* Giovanni Battista Adriani (1511/1513–1579), Italian historian
* Götz Adriani (born 1940), German art historian
* Isa ...
(1966.12.15 – 1992.11.06)
** Bishop Telesphore Mkude (1993.04.05 – 2020.12.30)
** Fr.
Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe
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* Lazarus of Bethany, a Biblical figure described as being raised from the dead by Jesus
* Lazarus, a Biblical figure from the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus
* Lazar ...
S.D.S. (2019.02.13 – 2021.05.31)
Apostolic administrator
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''sede plena''
** Bishop
Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe
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People
*Lazarus (name), a surname and a given name
* Lazarus of Bethany, a Biblical figure described as being raised from the dead by Jesus
* Lazarus, a Biblical figure from the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus
* Lazar ...
S.D.S (2021.05.31 - present)
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 population. There are 34 diocese ...
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city in the eastern part of Tanzania west of Dar es Salaam. Morogoro is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
It is also known informally as "Mji kasoro bahari" which translates to “city short of an ocean/port." The Belgian based ...
Christian organizations established in 1906
Morogoro
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Morogoro, Roman Catholic Diocese of
1906 establishments in German East Africa
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