The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea ( la, Archidioecesis Songeanus) is the Metropolitan

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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 ...

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History

* 12 November 1913: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam * 15 December 1927: Promoted as Diocese of Lindi * 23 December 1931: Demoted as Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho * 6 February 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Songea

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is at the St. Mathias Mulumba Kalemba Metropolitan Cathedral in Songea.

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Prefects Apostolic of Lindi (

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) ** Willibrord Lay (1913–1922) * Territorial Abbots of Peramiho (Roman rite) ** Gallus Steiger (22 February 1922 – 6 December 1952) ** Eberhard Spiess (9 September 1953 – 6 February 1969) ** Emmanuel Mapunda (8 August 1965 – 6 February 1986) *

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of Songea (Latin Church) ** James Joseph Komba (6 February 1969 – 18 November 1987) * Metropolitan Archbishops of Songea (Latin Church) ** James Joseph Komba (18 November 1987 – 1 February 1992) ** Norbert Wendelin Mtega (6 July 1992 – 15 May 2013) ** Damian Denis Dallu (14 March 2014 –)

Auxiliary bishop

* James Joseph Komba (1961–1969), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Emmanuel A. Mapunda, appointed Bishop of Mbinga in 1986

Suffragan dioceses

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Mbinga Mbinga is a town and ward in the Ruvuma Region of southwestern Tanzania. It is located along the A19 road (Tanzania), A19 road, to the northeast of Ndengo and southwest of Kigonsera. References

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* Tunduru–Masasi

Sources

GCatholic.org

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