Roman Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara (Latin: Dioecesis Rulengensis–Ngarensis) is a diocese located in Rulenge in the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
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Location | |
Country | Tanzania |
Metropolitan | Mwanza |
Statistics | |
Area | 20,720 km2 (8,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,171,209 595,773 (50.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Severine Niwemugizi |
History
- April 8, 1929: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Bubuka from the Diocese of Tabora and Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda in Uganda
- 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. (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
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See also
- Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
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