The diocese of Kondoa (in

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: ''Dioecesis Kondoaënsis'') is a see of the

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suffragan of the Archdiocese of Dodoma. In 2011 it counted 46,067 baptized among 541,345 inhabitants. Its current bishop is Bernardin Mfumbusa.

Territory

The diocese corresponds to the

Kondoa District Kondoa District is one of the seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Manyara Region, and to the south by Chemba District. Its district capital is the town of Kondoa. According to the 2012 Tanzania Nation ...

, in

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. The see is located in the city of Kondoa, since 2011 and the construction of the

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of the Holy Spirit. The territory is divided into 9 parishes.

History

The diocese was created on March 12, 2011 by the Papal bull ''Cum ad provehendam'' of Pope

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, taking territories from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodoma.

Chronology of the bishops

* Bernardin Mfumbusa, since March 12, 2011

Statistics

The diocese counted 541,345 inhabitants at its creation, among whom 46,067 were baptized, which is 8.5%. , - , 2011 , , 46.067 , , 541.345 , , 8,5 , , 17 , , 15 , , 2 , , 2.710 , , , , 0 , , 87 , , 9

External links

The diocese on Catholic-hierarchy
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Creation of the diocese

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