Archdiocese of Mbeya
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Archdiocese of Mbeya Archdioecesis Mbeyaënsis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mbeya |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 60,348 km2 (23,300 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya (Latin: Archedioecesis Mbeyaënsis) is an archdiocese located in Mbeya in Tanzania.
History
[edit | edit source]- July 18, 1932: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Tukuyu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika
- March 29, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Tukuyu
- July 14, 1949: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Mbeya
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mbeya (in the ecclesiastical province of Songea)
- December 21, 2018: Promoted as Archdiocese of Mbeya
Leadership
[edit | edit source]- Ecclesiastical Superior of Tukuyu (Roman rite)
- Fr. Max Theodor Franz Donders, M. Afr. (1932.11.11 – 1938)
- Prefects Apostolic of Tukuyu (Roman rite)
- Fr. Ludovico Haag, M. Afr. (1938.04.08 – 1947)
- Fr. Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (1947 – 1949.07.14 see below)
- Vicars Apostolic of Mbeya (Roman rite)
- Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (see above 1949.07.14 – 1953.03.25 see below)
- Bishops of Mbeya (Roman rite)
- Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1964.12.10)
- Bishop James Dominic Sangu (1966.05.03 – 1996.11.28)
- Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. (1996.11.08 - 2018.11.21)
- Archbishops of Mbeya
- Archbishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga (since 2018.12.21)
- Auxiliary bishops of Mbeya
- Bishop Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga (since 9 March 2024)
Suffragan Dioceses
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