Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe
Diocese of the Catholic Church in Tanzania
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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 | (as of 2004) 659,506 258,446 (39.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Eusebio Samwel Kyando |
Apostolic Administrator | John Chrisostom Ndimbo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe (Latin: Dioecesis Niombenus) is a diocese located in Njombe in the ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
History
- February 16, 1968: Established as Diocese of Njombe from the Diocese of Iringa and Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho
Leadership
- Ordinaries
- Raymond Mwanyika (16 January 1971 – 8 June 2002)
- Alfred Leonhard Maluma (8 June 2002 – 6 April 2021)
- Eusebio Samwel Kyando (19 October 2023 – present)
- 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
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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