The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi ( la, Dioecesis Moshiensis) is a

diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associa ...

located in the city of Moshi in the

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Arusha Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census). Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern bran ...

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History

* September 13, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kilima-Njaro from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo * March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Moshi

Special churches

The

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Cathedral in Moshi.

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Vicars Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro (Roman rite) ** Bishop Marie-Joseph-Aloys Munsch, C.S.Sp. (1910.09.13 – 1922.01.16) ** Bishop Henry Aloysius (Enrico) Gogarty, C.S.Sp. (1923.11.28 – 1931.12.08) ** Bishop Joseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. (1932.11.29 – 1953.03.25); ''see below'' *

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

s of Moshi (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Joseph James Byrne Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

, C.S.Sp. (1953.03.25 – 1959.05.15); ''see above'' ** Bishop

Joseph Kilasara Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

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(1960.01.12 – 1966.11.03) ** Bishop

Joseph Sipendi Joseph Sipendi (19 March 1915 - 29 April 1985) was a Tanzanian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi, having previously been Bishop of Zanzibar. Biography In 1928 Joseph Sipendi attended the minor seminary in Kilema. From 1 ...

(1968.01.11 – 1985.04.29) ** Bishop

Amedeus Msarikie Amedeus Msarikie (September 1931 – 7 February 2013) was the Roman Catholic bishop of Moshi, Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa withi ...

(1986.03.21 – 2007.11.21) ** Bishop

Isaac Amani Massawe Isaac Amani Massawe (born 10 June 1951, in Mango) is the incumbent archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha in Tanzania. Early life and ministry Massawe was born at Mango in the Diocese of Moshi, Tanzania, on 10 June 1951. He ...

(2007.11.21 - 2017.12.27), appointed Archbishop of Arusha ** Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS (2019.12.02 - )

Sources

GCatholic.org

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