The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lindi ( la, Dioecesis Lindiensis) 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
Lindi
Lindi is a historic southern Tanzanian coastal small city and regional capital of the Lindi Region located at the far end of Lindi Bay, on the Indian Ocean in southeastern Tanzania. The town is south of Dar es Salaam and north of Mtwara, ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
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of
Songea
Songea is the capital of Ruvuma Region in southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road. The city has a population of approximately 203,309, and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. Between 1905 and 1907, the cit ...
in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
.
History
* August 5, 1963: Established as Diocese of Nachingwea from the
Territorial Abbacy of Mtwara
* October 17, 1986: Renamed as Diocese of Lindi
Leadership
; Bishops of Nachingwea
*
Arnold Ralph Cotey,
S.D.S. (1963.08.05 – 1983.11.11)
*
Polycarp Pengo
Polycarp Pengo (born 5 August 1944) is a prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, from 1992 to 2019. A bishop since 1983, he was made a cardinal in 1998.
Biography
Polycarp Pengo was born on 5 August 1944. He ...
(1983.11.11 – 1986.10.17), appointed bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, later
cardinal
Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to:
Animals
* Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
; Bishops of Lindi
*
Maurus Libaba (1986.10.17 – 1988.03.03)
* Bruno Pius Ngonyani (1990.10.06 – 2022.04.09)
* Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M.Cap. (since 2022.04.09)
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 ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Lindi
Lindi
Lindi is a historic southern Tanzanian coastal small city and regional capital of the Lindi Region located at the far end of Lindi Bay, on the Indian Ocean in southeastern Tanzania. The town is south of Dar es Salaam and north of Mtwara, ...
Christian organizations established in 1963
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Lindi, Roman Catholic Diocese of
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