Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga (Latin: Dioecesis Tangaënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Tanga in the Ecclesiastical province of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.

Diocese of Tanga

Dioecesis Tangaënsis
Location
CountryTanzania
MetropolitanDar-es-Salaam
Statistics
Area26,807 km2 (10,350 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
1,650,000
180,000 (10.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVacant

History

Bishops

  • Prefect Apostolic of Tanga (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Eugène Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. (1950.06.09 – 1958.02.24 see below)
  • Bishops of Tanga (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Eugène Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. (see above 1958.02.24 – 1969.12.15)
    • Bishop Maurus Gervase Komba (1969.12.15 – 1988.01.18)
    • Bishop Telesphore Mkude (1988.01.18 – 1993.04.05), appointed Bishop of Morogoro
    • Bishop Anthony Mathias Banzi (1994.06.10 – 2020.12.20)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Titus Joseph Mdoe, appointed auxiliary bishop of Dar-es-Salaam in 2013

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Sources


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