Diocese of Mahenge

Dioecesis Mahengensis
Location
CountryTanzania
MetropolitanDar-es-Salaam
Statistics
Area39,498 km2 (15,250 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
531,237
465,696 (87.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAgapiti Ndorobo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge (Latin: Dioecesis Mahengensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mahenge in the Ecclesiastical province of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.

History

  • April 21, 1964: Established as Diocese of Mahenge from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam

Bishops

  • Bishops of Mahenge (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Elias Mchonde (1964.04.21 – 1969.06.13)
    • Bishop Nikasius Kipengele (1970.06.25 – 1971.12.07)
    • Bishop Patrick Iteka (1973.06.14 – 1993.08.22)
    • Bishop Agapiti Ndorobo (since 1995.03.03)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Salutaris Melchior Libena, appointed auxiliary bishop of Dar-es-Salaam in 2010
  • Filbert Felician Mhasi, appointed Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi in 2018

See also

Sources

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