Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe (Latin: Dioecesis Niombenus) is a diocese located in Njombe in the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
Diocese of Njombe Dioecesis Niombenus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan | Songea |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,860 km2 (8,050 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 659,506 258,446 (39.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Alfred Leonhard Maluma |
History
- February 16, 1968: Established as Diocese of Njombe from the Diocese of Iringa and Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Bishops of Njombe (Roman rite)
- Bishop Raymond Mwanyika (January 16, 1971 – June 8, 2002)
- Bishop Alfred Leonhard Maluma (since June 8, 2002)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Castor Paul Msemwa, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi in 2004
- Norbert Wendelin Mtega, appointed Bishop of Iringa in 1985
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
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