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| Date | Event | From | To |
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| Prefecture Apostolic of Tanga | |||
| 18 April 1950 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro | Prefecture Apostolic of Tanga (erected) |
| Diocese of Tanga | |||
| 24 February 1958 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Tanga | Diocese of Tanga |
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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| Prefecture Apostolic of Tanga | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 14,000 | 461,613 | 3.0% | 14 | 14 | 1,000 | 5 | ap1951 | ||||
| Diocese of Tanga | ||||||||||||
| 1970 | 43,481 | 771,739 | 5.6% | 4 | 33 | 37 | 1,175 | 37 | 115 | 15 | ap1971 | |
| 1980 | 75,000 | 1,077,000 | 7.0% | 15 | 29 | 44 | 1,704 | 42 | 212 | 21 | ap1981 | |
| 1990 | 90,017 | 1,362,220 | 6.6% | 31 | 33 | 64 | 1,406 | 48 | 354 | 27 | ap1991 | |
| 1999 | 162,979 | 1,821,347 | 8.9% | 43 | 26 | 69 | 2,362 | 34 | 421 | 27 | ap2000 | |
| 2000 | 166,429 | 1,859,647 | 8.9% | 49 | 27 | 76 | 2,189 | 41 | 428 | 27 | ap2001 | |
| 2001 | 170,945 | 1,857,060 | 9.2% | 48 | 26 | 74 | 2,310 | 40 | 428 | 27 | ap2002 | |
| 2002 | 173,776 | 1,860,003 | 9.3% | 47 | 23 | 70 | 2,482 | 37 | 441 | 30 | ap2003 | |
| 2003 | 200,000 | 1,900,000 | 10.5% | 45 | 21 | 66 | 3,030 | 43 | 429 | 33 | ap2004 | |
| 2004 | 180,000 | 1,650,000 | 10.9% | 51 | 23 | 74 | 2,432 | 40 | 442 | 33 | ap2005 | |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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