The diocese of Kondoa (in
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: ''Dioecesis Kondoaënsis'') is a see of the
Roman Catholic Church
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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
Tanzania
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.
The see is located in the city of
Kondoa, since 2011 and the construction of the
cathedral
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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
Benedict XVI
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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%.
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External links
The diocese on Catholic-hierarchy*
Creation of the diocese
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Kondoa
Kondoa District
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