The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara ( la, Dioecesis Rulengensis–Ngarensis) is a
diocese located in
Rulenge in the
ecclesiastical province of
Mwanza in
Tanzania.
History
* April 8, 1929: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Bubuka from the
Diocese of Tabora and
Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda
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* 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Bukoba
* June 21, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Rulenge
* August 14, 2008: Renamed as Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara
Bishops
* Vicars Apostolic of Bukoba (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Burkard Huwiler, M. Afr. (1929.03.18 – 1946.03.20)
** Bishop
Lorenzo Tétrault, M. Afr. (1947.11.13 – 1951.03.20)
** Bishop Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25 ''see below'')
* Bishops of Bukoba (Roman rite)
** Bishop Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. (''see above'' 1953.03.25 – 1960.06.21 ''see below'')
*
Bishops of Rulenge (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Alfred Lanctôt,
M. Afr.
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(''see above'' 1960.06.21 – 1969.05.30)
** Bishop
Christopher Mwoleka (1969.06.26 – 1996.11.08)
** Bishop Severine Niwemugizi (1996.11.08 - 2008.08.14 ''see below'')
*
Bishops of Rulenge–Ngara (Roman rite)
** Bishop Severine Niwemugizi (''see above'' since 2008.08.14)
Auxiliary Bishop
*
Christopher Mwoleka (1969), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. (priest here, 1950-1961), appointed auxiliary bishop of Bukoba in 1961 (professed in O.S.B. in 1984)
*
Protase Rugambwa, appointed Bishop of Kigoma in 2008, Archbishop in 2012, Cardinal and Archbishop of Tabora in 2023
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
Further reading
Protase Rugambwa: ''Ministry and collaboration in small Christian communities: ″Communities in Rulenge Diocese-Tanzania, a case study″''. Theological dissertation, Pontificia Università Lateranense, Rome, 1998.
Sources
GCatholic.orgWebsite of the Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara
Rulenge-Ngara
Christian organizations established in 1929
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Rulenge-Ngara, Roman Catholic Diocese of
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