Diocese of Morogoro

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Bishop(s) Telesphore Mkude, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 25 March 1953 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Tanzania, United Republic of Square Kilometers: 43,380 (16,755 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.morogoro.tk/ Mailing Address: P.O. Box 640, Morogoro, Tanzania Telephone: (023)2603.340 Fax: 3341

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Central Zanguebar {Zanguebar Centrale}
  • Latin Name: Zanguebarensis Centralis
  • Erected: 11 May 1906
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Tanzania, United Republic of

• Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo
  • Latin Name: Bagamoyensis
  • Name Changed: 21 December 1906
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 65,000 (25,106 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. † (25 Jul 1906 Appointed - )
• Bartholomew Stanley Wilson, C.S.Sp. † (9 Jan 1924 Appointed - 23 May 1933 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone)
• Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. † (26 Feb 1934 Appointed - 12 Dec 1953 Resigned)
• Herman Jan van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. † (18 Jul 1954 Appointed - 15 Dec 1966 Resigned)
• Adriani Mkoba † (15 Dec 1966 Appointed - 6 Nov 1992 Resigned)
• Telesphore Mkude (5 Apr 1993 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Central Zanguebar {Zanguebar Centrale}
11 May 1906	Erected		Vicariate Apostolic of Central Zanguebar {Zanguebar Centrale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo
21 December 1906	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Zanguebar {Zanguebar Centrale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo
13 September 1910	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo	Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro (erected)
28 January 1935	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo Prefecture Apostolic of Iringa Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro	Prefecture Apostolic of Dodoma (erected)
Diocese of Morogoro
25 March 1953	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo	Diocese of Morogoro

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo
1950	85,256	400,000	21.3%	5	58	63	1,353		2	32		ap1951
Diocese of Morogoro
1970	181,888	673,869	27.0%	21	58	79	2,302		72	187		ap1971
1980	234,134	853,000	27.4%	40	21	61	3,838		25	232	40	ap1981
1990	305,127	1,046,480	29.2%	45	31	76	4,014		39	481	54	ap1991
1999	502,600	1,070,706	46.9%	67	47	114	4,408		190	462	51	ap2000
2000	435,777	1,070,706	40.7%	63	45	108	4,034		215	363	53	ap2001
2001	465,349	1,070,706	43.5%	64	47	111	4,192		243	440	54	ap2002
2002	498,920	1,225,851	40.7%	68	28	96	5,197		155	487	53	ap2003
2003	518,877	1,274,885	40.7%	73	52	125	4,151		234	550	53	ap2004
2004	534,443	1,313,131	40.7%	74	52	126	4,241		150	523	53	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. † (Vicar Apostolic: 26 Feb 1934; Bishop: 25 Mar 1953 to 12 Dec 1953)
• Adriani Mkoba † (Priest: 19 Mar 1953; Bishop: 15 Dec 1966 to 6 Nov 1992)
• Telesphore Mkude (Priest: 16 Jul 1972 to 18 Jan 1988; Bishop: 5 Apr 1993)
• Herman Jan van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1954 to 15 Dec 1966)
• François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. † (Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jul 1906)
• Bartholomew Stanley Wilson, C.S.Sp. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Jan 1924 to 23 May 1933)