Diocese of Mbulu Dioecesis Mbuluensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan | Arusha |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,057 km2 (6,200 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 924,462 242,698 (26.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Anthony Gaspar Lagwen |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbulu (Latin: Dioecesis Mbuluensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mbulu in the Ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania. The seat of the Bishop is the Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary.
History
- April 14, 1943: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mbulu from the Apostolic Prefecture of Dodoma and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kilima-Njaro
- January 10, 1952: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Mbulu
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mbulu
Leadership
- Prefect Apostolic of Mbulu (Roman rite)
- Fr. Patrick Winters, S.A.C. (1944.01.28 – 1952.01.10 see below)
- Vicar Apostolic of Mbulu (Roman rite)
- Patrick Winters, S.A.C. (see above 1952.01.10 – 1953.03.25 see below)
- Bishops of Mbulu (Roman rite)
- Patrick Winters, S.A.C. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1971.07.03)
- Nicodemus Atle Basili Hhando (1971.07.03 – 1997.03.07)
- Juda Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. (1999.02.09 – 2005.01.15), appointed Bishop of Dodoma
- Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. (2006.04.22 - 2014.06.11), appointed Archbishop of Dodoma
- Antony Gaspar Lagwen (since 2018.05.22)[1]
See also
References
Sources
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