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Archdiocese of Mbeya

Archidioecesis Mbeyaensis



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Bishop(s)


Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 21 December 2018
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 60,348 (23,309 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 179, Mbeya, Tanzania
  • Telephone: (025)2502.250
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tukuyu
18 July 1932ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (Eastern part) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tukuyu (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Tukuyu
29 March 1938ElevatedMission "Sui Iuris" of Tukuyu Prefecture Apostolic of Tukuyu
Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya
14 July 1949ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Tukuyu Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya
2 February 1950Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Karema (Unyamwanga)
Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya (Unyamwanga)
Diocese of Mbeya
25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Mbeya Diocese of Mbeya
25 March 1972Territory LostDiocese of Dodoma
Diocese of Mbeya
Diocese of Mbulu
Archdiocese of Tabora
Diocese of Singida (erected) (Iramba, Singida, Manyoni, and parts of Taboraënsi)
18 November 1987Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Mbeya (from Tabora)
Archdiocese of Mbeya
21 December 2018ElevatedDiocese of Mbeya Archdiocese of Mbeya

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya
195020,517308,2406.7%4182293238ap1951
Diocese of Mbeya
197065,200775,0008.4%834421,552413215ap1971
198086,5111,107,7137.8%1033432,011376219ap1981
1990142,4821,315,44610.8%2826542,6382913621ap1991
1999204,7051,831,40811.2%4914633,2492014925ap2000
2000207,6991,888,18111.0%4715623,3492115226ap2001
2001239,2501,912,72712.5%5016663,6252116125ap2002
2002246,5001,972,02112.5%4414584,2501816027ap2003
2003263,5891,815,33214.5%4413574,6241717827ap2004
2004248,2381,867,97513.3%4710574,3551519428ap2005
2013489,8142,423,00020.2%108191273,8562423246ap2014
2016533,0992,707,41019.7%112141264,2301823347ap2017
Archdiocese of Mbeya
2019583,2252,961,90019.7%7015856,8611530751ap2020
2021550,5302,795,89719.7%86191055,2431929753ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tukuyu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 395, and Page 396
  • Prefecture Apostolic of Tukuyu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 332, and Page 333
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 282, and Page 283
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 445, and Page 446
  • Diocese of Mbeya
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 705, to Page 710
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 1,436, and Page 1,437
  • Archdiocese of Mbeya
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 258, and Page 259

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