The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga ( la, Dioecesis Shinyangaënsis) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...

located in

Shinyanga Shinyanga, also known as Shinyanga Mji in the local Swahili language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. The ...

in the

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History

* June 24, 1950: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Maswa from the

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* March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Maswa * August 9, 1956: Renamed as Diocese of Shinyanga

Leadership

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 ca ...

s of Shinyanga (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Edward Aloysius McGurkin Edward Aloysius McGurkin, M.M. (June 22, 1905 – August 28, 1983) was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll), he was assigned to missions in Manchuria and Tanzan ...

, M.M. (1956.07.04 – 1975.01.30) ** Bishop

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(1975.01.30 – 1996.06.04) ** Bishop

Aloysius Balina Aloysius Balina (21 January 1945 – 6 November 2012) was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga, Tanzania. Born in Isoso and ordained to the priesthood on 21 June 1971, Balina was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Bishop of Geita ...

(1997.08.08 - 2012.11.06); died in office ** Bishop

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(2015.02.02 - present)

References

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GCatholic.org

Shinyanga, Roman Catholic Diocese of 1950 establishments in Tanganyika {{Tanzania-stub

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