Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi (Latin: Dioecesis Moshiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Moshi in the Ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania.
Diocese of Moshi Dioecesis Moshiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan | Arusha |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,029 km2 (1,942 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 881,376 575,249 (65.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral, Moshi |
| Patron saint | Christ The King |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS |
History
- September 13, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kilima-Njaro from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Moshi
Special churches
The Cathedral is Christ the King Cathedral in Moshi.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Vicars Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro (Roman rite)
- Bishop Marie-Joseph-Aloys Munsch, C.S.Sp. (1910.09.13 – 1922.01.16)
- Bishop Enrico Gogarty, C.S.Sp. (1923.11.28 – 1931.12.08)
- Bishop Joseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. (1932.11.29 – 1953.03.25); see below
- Bishops of Moshi (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. (1953.03.25 – 1959.05.15); see above
- Bishop Joseph Kilasara, C.S.Sp. (1960.01.12 – 1966.11.03)
- Bishop Joseph Sipendi (1968.01.11 – 1985.04.29)
- Bishop Amedeus Msarikie (1986.03.21 – 2007.11.21)
- Bishop Isaac Amani Massawe (2007.11.21 - 2017.12.27), appointed Archbishop of Arusha
- Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS (2019.12.02 - )
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
Sources
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