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Diocese of Kigoma

Dioecesis Kigomaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Roman Mlola, ALCP/OSS, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 25 March 1953
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tabora
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 45,056 (17,402 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://kigomadiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 71, Kigoma, Tanzania
  • Telephone: (028)280.31.15/6
  • Fax: 280.20.43; 280.31.15

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Kigoma
10 May 1946ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (Northern region (Uha)) Vicariate Apostolic of Kigoma (erected)
Diocese of Kigoma
25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kigoma Diocese of Kigoma

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Kigoma
195014,702355,0004.1%241433414117ap1951
Diocese of Kigoma
196976,801496,64915.5%242441,745526716ap1971
1980100,135474,00021.1%825333,034285414ap1981
1990165,002850,30019.4%1521364,583237015ap1991
1999342,6331,035,28433.1%3919585,907269116ap2000
2000398,9751,238,35632.2%3917567,124256417ap2001
2001419,5761,247,17833.6%3913528,068229617ap2002
2002427,4041,247,17834.3%4613597,2442210517ap2003
2003429,3041,259,69434.1%4618646,707259818ap2004
2004409,9001,680,00924.4%4620666,2102913218ap2005
2006439,5081,824,00024.1%479567,8482014419ap2007
2013515,7012,000,65025.8%4213559,3764216522ap2014
2016541,5712,138,11725.3%43115410,0293914623ap2017
2019582,7002,339,00024.9%5013639,2495815225ap2020
2021599,3902,606,00023.0%5414688,8145615330ap2022

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 Kigoma
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 80, to Page 82
  • Diocese of Kigoma
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 705, to Page 710

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