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Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara

Dioecesis Rulengensis-Ngarensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Severine Niwemugizi, Bishop

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Bukoba
8 April 1929ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Tabora (Part of Uha that is East and North of Malagarazi river)
Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi (Bugufi)
Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza (Civil province of Bukoba)
Vicariate Apostolic of Bukoba (erected)
18 July 1932Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Bukoba
Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora
Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (Kibondo)
13 December 1951Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Bukoba (Kisïba, Missenyi, and part of Kiymia) Vicariate Apostolic of Kagera Inferiore (erected)
Diocese of Bukoba
25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Bukoba Diocese of Bukoba
12 December 1955Territory LostDiocese of Bukoba (Usambiro) Archdiocese of Tabora
21 June 1960Territory LostDiocese of Bukoba (Other part of the district of Bukoba) Diocese of Rutabo
Diocese of Rulenge
21 June 1960Name ChangedDiocese of Bukoba Diocese of Rulenge
18 November 1987Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Rulenge (from Tabora)
14 August 2008Territory LostDiocese of Rulenge (Karagwe) Diocese of Kayanga (erected)
Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara
14 August 2008Name ChangedDiocese of Rulenge Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Bukoba
1950111,581523,90321.3%2545701,594139717ap1951
Diocese of Bukoba
195796,631421,91822.9%1261731,3231110716ap1960
Diocese of Rulenge
1970105,271274,91438.3%1429432,448373814ap1971
1980148,539458,42332.4%2720473,1602713815ap1981
1990192,825559,02534.5%4210523,7082020615ap1991
1999494,884925,20053.5%595647,7321122720ap2000
2000504,500871,43657.9%575628,1371118920ap2001
2001533,006871,43661.2%586648,3281319323ap2002
2002549,783894,96361.4%545599,3181218625ap2003
2003564,378939,83360.1%544589,7301016125ap2004
2004595,7731,171,20950.9%5635910,097914625ap2005
Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara
2008344,054767,35944.8%462487,167416415bul14Aug08
2010168,921835,00020.2%392414,120830315ap2011
2014196,000942,00020.8%432454,355915119ap2015
2017343,0531,052,00032.6%472497,001815820ap2018
2020388,7131,066,49036.4%512537,334828027ap2021
2022408,0931,280,95031.9%562587,036830129ap2023

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 Bukoba
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 622, and Page 623
  • Diocese of Bukoba
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 705, to Page 710
  • Diocese of Rulenge
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 912
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 354, and Page 355
  • Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 100, Page 647

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