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Diocese of Iringa

Dioecesis Iringaensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Iringa
3 March 1922ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Dar-es-Salaam Prefecture Apostolic of Iringa (erected)
22 December 1931Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Iringa (Lulanga and Masagati) Vicariate Apostolic of Dar-es-Salaam
28 January 1935Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo
Prefecture Apostolic of Iringa
Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro
Prefecture Apostolic of Dodoma (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Iringa
8 January 1948ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Iringa Vicariate Apostolic of Iringa
Diocese of Iringa
25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Iringa Diocese of Iringa
16 February 1968Territory LostDiocese of Iringa
Territorial Abbey of Peramiho
Diocese of Njombe (erected) (Njombe District)
18 November 1987Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Iringa (from Dar-es-Salaam)
21 December 2018Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Iringa (from Songea to Mbeya)
22 December 2023Territory LostDiocese of Iringa Diocese of Mafinga (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Iringa
195027,443400,0006.9%240426537719ap1951
Diocese of Iringa
1969174,581422,57441.3%1647632,7718922928ap1971
1980225,387658,00034.3%2036564,0249328828ap1981
1990367,132771,00047.6%3249814,532111935230ap1991
1999518,3722,171,24123.9%53481015,132113448532ap2000
2000534,2712,214,66624.1%58521104,857114151833ap2001
2001550,3242,258,95924.4%54481025,395114851833ap2002
2002555,2272,281,54824.3%60471075,189114851333ap2003
2003568,3492,305,37324.7%57451025,572115550233ap2004
2004574,0322,309,98324.9%53521055,466116752733ap2005
2006588,4392,367,96224.9%5339926,396120654933ap2007
2013650,4612,524,24525.8%69331026,377126263637ap2014
2016683,2482,547,02226.8%6928977,043134462638ap2017
2019711,5492,570,00727.7%86291156,187136170739ap2020
2021736,1202,588,02228.4%70341047,078140975042ap2022
2023530,0942,172,10124.4%8118995,35415559928bul:22Dec2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Iringa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 40, Page 306, and Page 307
  • Diocese of Iringa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 705, to Page 710
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 1,436, and Page 1,437
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 258, and Page 259

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