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Diocese of Mtwara

Dioecesis Mtuarana



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Bishop(s)

  • Titus Joseph Mdoe, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 18 December 1972
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Songea
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 7,780 (3,005 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 526, Mtwara, Tanzania
  • Telephone: (023)2333.071

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Abbey of Ndanda
22 December 1931ErectedTerritorial Abbey of Lindi (Lindi) Territorial Abbey of Ndanda (erected)
5 August 1963Territory LostTerritorial Abbey of Ndanda (Tunduru, Masasi, and Nachingwea west of Mnero) Diocese of Nachingwea (erected)
Diocese of Mtwara
18 December 1972ElevatedTerritorial Abbey of Ndanda Diocese of Mtwara
18 November 1987Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Mtwara (from Dar-es-Salaam)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Abbey of Ndanda
195031,326660,0004.7%31311,010353418ap1951
197059,343670,7008.8%10607084710090ap1971
Diocese of Mtwara
198072,9151,060,0006.9%2145661,1047612529ap1981
199048,870808,0006.0%1622381,286429214ap1991
199961,019720,1428.5%2120411,4885017916ap2000
200062,877731,9888.6%2120411,5334921015ap2001
200166,708741,7159.0%2020401,6674720815ap2002
200266,370752,9458.8%2222441,5085122315ap2003
200360,859723,4338.4%2224461,3235022115ap2004
200462,273689,1649.0%2520451,3834421315ap2005
201373,700859,0008.6%2319421,7543818918ap2014
2016135,1031,496,2009.0%2528532,5495933218ap2017
2019114,580905,59512.7%2229512,2466633518ap2020
2021118,850952,15812.5%1931502,3778123918ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Abbey of Ndanda
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 260
  • Diocese of Mtwara
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 128, and Page 129
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 1,436, and Page 1,437

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