The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kayanga ( la, Kayangana) 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 Kayanga in the

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in Tanzania. It was established August 14, 2008 from territory previously in the

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. The diocese maintains 11 parishes, two schools, two hospitals and a health clinic. In addition to parish and administrative priests, three different communities of women religious minister in the diocese: the Religious Congregation of the Apostles of Unlimited Love Sisters (Masista Mitume wa Upendo Upeo), the

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Sisters of St. Bernadette, and the Sisters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus.

Leadership

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s of Kayanga (Roman rite) ** Bishop Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza (August 14, 2008 – present)

References

GCatholic.org

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