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Diocese of Ifakara

Dioecesis Ifakarensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 14 January 2012
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 14,918 (5,762 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 57, Ifakara, Tanzania
  • Telephone: 711.961.679; 786.627.114

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
14 January 2012ErectedDiocese of Mahenge (Kilombero) Diocese of Ifakara (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2012287,000322,77988.9%4220624,629319818bul:14Jan2012
2013305,740436,77270.0%2422466,6463514619ap2014
2016326,304407,88080.0%2228506,5263213821ap2017
2019331,315428,08577.4%2524496,7615314523ap2020
2021352,175455,00077.4%3224566,2884926523ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 104, Page 399, and Page 400

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