The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam ( la, Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan

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of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. Metropolitan Cathedral Dar es Salaam

The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Cathedral. The Archdiocese has been led by Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi since 15 August 2019.

History

* It was erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Zanguebar by Pope Leo XIII on November 16, 1897, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar. * It was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Zanguebar on September 15, 1902. It was renamed by

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as the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam on August 10, 1906. * Lost territories on November 12, 1913 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi and again on March 3, 1922 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Iringa * Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese by

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on March 25, 1953 * Lost territories on April 21, 1964 to establish Diocese of

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and again on December 12, 1964 to establish the then Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar and Pemba (now Diocese of Zanzibar, both its suffragans * It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in September 1990.

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following

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rics: * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ifakara * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge * Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro * Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga * Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefects of Southern Zanguebar

* Bonifatius Fleschutz,

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(1887-1891) * Maurus Hartmann, O.S.B. (1894-1902)

Apostolic Vicar of Southern Zanguebar

* Cassian Spiß, O.S.B. (1902-1905)

Apostolic Vicars of Dar-es-Salaam

* Thomas Spreiter, O.S.B. (1906-1920), appointed Apostolic Vicar of Natal and later Apostolic Vicar of Eshowe * Joseph Gabriel Zelger,

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(1923-1929) * Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. (1930-1953); ''see below''

Archbishops of Dar-es-Salaam

* Edgard Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. (1953-1968); ''see above'' * Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa (1968-1992) * Polycarp Pengo (1992-2019, Coadjutor 1990-1992) (Cardinal in 1998) * Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi (2019–present, Coadjutor 2018–2020)

Coadjutor Archbishops

* Polycarp Pengo (1990-1992); future Cardinal * Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi (2018–2019)

Auxiliary Bishops

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(1999-2009), appointed auxiliary bishop of Bukoba * Salutaris Melchior Libena (2010-2012), appointed Bishop of Ifakara *

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(1956-1964), appointed Bishop of Mahenge *

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(2013-2015), appointed Bishop of Mtwara *

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(2010-2020), appointed Bishop of Mpanda

References

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Catholic-Hierarchy

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dar-es-Salaam, Archdiocese Dar es Salaam Religious organizations established in 1887 Roman Catholic dioceses in Tanzania Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Tanzania 1887 establishments in German East Africa