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Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga

Roman Catholic diocese in Tanzania, Africa

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Diocese of Shinyanga Dioecesis Shinyangaënsis

Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Mwanza
Statistics
Area	30,000 km² (12,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,001,893 284,590 (14.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bishop Liberatus Sangu (appointed by Pope Francis on Monday, February 2, 2015; ordained and installed April 12)^[1]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga (Latin: Dioecesis Shinyangaënsis) is a diocese located in Shinyanga in the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.

History

June 24, 1950: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Maswa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Musoma-Maswa
March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Maswa
August 9, 1956: Renamed as Diocese of Shinyanga

Leadership

Bishops of Shinyanga (Roman rite)
- Bishop Edward Aloysius McGurkin, M.M. (1956.07.04 – 1975.01.30)
- Bishop Castor Sekwa (1975.01.30 – 1996.06.04)
- Bishop Aloysius Balina (1997.08.08 - 2012.11.06); died in office
- Bishop Liberatus Sangu (2015.02.02 - present)