The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kigoma ( la, Dioecesis Kigomaënsis) is a
diocese located in
Kigoma in the
Ecclesiastical province of
Tabora in
Tanzania. Because of the appointment of Bishop
Protase Rugambwa as an
Archbishop ''ad personam'' (given the personal title of archbishop with the position of Deputy Secretary of the
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the
Pontifical Mission Societies) by
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, the Diocese became a vacant see (
sede vacante).
History
* 27 September 1880: Established as the
Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
* 10 May 1946: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kigoma
* 25 March 1953: Promoted as the Diocese of Kigoma
Leadership
* Vicars Apostolic of Tanganika (Latin rite)
**
Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier, M. Afr. (1887.01.14 – 1888.03.16)
**
Léonce Bridoux, M. Afr. (1888.06.15 – 1890.10.21)
**
Adolphe Lechaptois, M. Afr. (1891.06.19 – 1917.11.30)
**
Joseph-Marie Birraux
Joseph-Marie Birraux, M. Afr. (27 November 1883 - 30 April 1947) was a Catholic bishop who was Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika and later became Superior General of the White Fathers, or Society of Missionaries of Africa.
Early years
Joseph-Marie ...
, M. Afr. (1920.04.22 – 1936.04.22)
** John van Sambeek, M. Afr. (1936.11.19 – 1946.05.10 ''see below'')
* Vicar Apostolic of Kigoma (Latin rite)
** John van Sambeek, M. Afr. (''see above'' 1946.05.10 – 1953.03.25 ''see below'')
*
Bishops of Kigoma (Latin rite)
**
John van Sambeek
Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M.Afr. (or John van Sambeek) was a Dutch White Fathers missionary who was the Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika (1936–1946), and then Bishop of Kigoma (1946–1957), in the former British-administered Tanganyika Territ ...
, M. Afr. (''see above'' 1953.03.25 – 1957.11.22)
**
James Holmes-Siedle
James is a common English language surname and given name:
*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambiguat ...
,
M. Afr.
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, caption = Charles Lavigerie
, abbreviation = M.Afr.
, nickname = White Fathers
, formation =
, founder = Archbishop Charles-Martial Allema ...
(1958.08.05 – 1969.12.15)
**
Alphonse Daniel Nsabi Alphonse may refer to:
* Alphonse (given name)
* Alphonse (surname)
* Alphonse Atoll, one of two atolls in the Seychelles' Alphonse Group
See also
*Alphons
*Alfonso (disambiguation) Alfonso (and variants Alphonso, Afonso, Alphons, and Alphonse) is ...
(1969.12.15 – 1989.08.16)
**
Paul R. Ruzoka
Paul Runangaza Ruzoka (born 1948) is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Tabora from 2006 to 2023. He has been a bishop since 1990.
Biography
Archbishop Paul R. Ruzoka was born in 1948 in Nyakayenzi, Kigoma. After hi ...
(1989.11.10 – 2006.11.25); named Archbishop of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora ( la, Archidioecesis Taboraënsis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.
In the year 2004 it had 257.390 faithful among 1.426.998 people (18.0%), with 64 priests (4 ...
**
Protase Rugambwa (2008.01.18 - 2012.06.26); named Archbishop (President of the
Pontifical Mission Societies and Adjunct Secretary of the
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples)
**
Joseph P. Mlola, ALCP/OSS, (2014.07.10 - present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
References
Sources
GCatholic.org
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