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Archdiocese of Mwanza

Archidioecesis Mvanzaensis



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Bishop(s)


Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale}
13 July 1894ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale} (erected)
12 December 1912Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale} Vicariate Apostolic of Kivu (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza
15 January 1915Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale} Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza
8 April 1929Territory LostVicariate 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)
Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza
10 April 1929Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza
11 January 1946Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Tabora (Shinyanga) Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza
11 April 1946Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Mwanza (Musoma and Maswa along with part of Watyerewe) Vicariate Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa (erected)
24 June 1950Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Maswa (Continental part of Wakerewe) Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza
Diocese of Mwanza
25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Mwanza Diocese of Mwanza
8 November 1984Territory LostDiocese of Mwanza (Geita and Sengerema) Diocese of Geita (erected)
Archdiocese of Mwanza
18 November 1987ElevatedDiocese of Mwanza Archdiocese of Mwanza
27 November 2010Territory LostDiocese of Musoma (Saragana and Mabui)
Archdiocese of Mwanza (Ukerewe and Ukara)
Diocese of Bunda (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza
195029,435818,6003.6%173451577195ap1951
Diocese of Mwanza
1970117,6291,057,69511.1%65651,809919026ap1971
1980153,9381,488,00010.3%3449831,854558125ap1981
Archdiocese of Mwanza
1990154,0001,303,00011.8%3429632,4446511319ap1991
1999360,2322,500,00014.4%4023635,7173011228ap2000
2000365,7772,750,00013.3%4125665,5423411929ap2001
2001775,0003,500,00022.1%43236611,7423011226ap2002
2002925,0004,600,00020.1%48287612,1713911227ap2003
2003811,9003,536,00023.0%48287610,6823511227ap2004
2004875,0002,942,14829.7%46206613,2572818129ap2005
2010627,0002,600,00024.1%4132738,589820927bul27nov2010
2013269,0001,893,00014.2%55481032,6116122931ap2014
2016450,7752,063,00021.9%64441084,1736025935ap2017
2019478,3673,050,82315.7%84511353,5436932241ap2020
2021494,9703,156,74115.7%95511463,3906736146ap2022

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 Mwanza
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 623, and Page 624
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 359
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 42, Page 892
  • Diocese of Mwanza
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 705, to Page 710
  • Archdiocese of Mwanza
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 354, and Page 355

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