Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dodoma

Diocese of Dodoma
Dioecesis Dodomaënsis
Location
Country  Tanzania
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dodoma
Statistics
Area 41,311 km2 (15,950 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,831,000
381,479 (20.8%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Saint Paul's Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dodoma (Latin: Dioecesis Dodomaënsis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania located in the city of Dodoma.

History

  • January 28, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dodoma from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo, Apostolic Prefecture of Iringa and Apostolic Vicariate of Kilima-Njaro
  • May 10, 1951: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Dodoma
  • March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Dodoma
  • November 6, 2014: Promoted as Archdiocese of Dodoma

Special churches

The Cathedral is St. Paul’s Cathedral in Dodoma.

Leadership

  • Archbishop of Dodoma
    • Archbishop Beatus Kinyaiya
  • Bishops of Dodoma (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga (since March 19, 2011)
    • Bishop Juda Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. (since 2005.01.15)
    • Bishop Matthias Joseph Isuja (1972.06.26 – 2005.01.15)
    • Bishop Anthony Jeremiah Pesce, C.P. (1953.03.25 – 1971.12.20)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Dodoma (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Anthony Jeremiah Pesce, C.P. (1951.05.10 – 1953.03.25)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Dodoma (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Stanislao dell’Addolorata, C.P. (1937.06.16 – 1941)

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

References

    Sources

    Coordinates: 6°11′00″S 35°44′23″E / 6.1833°S 35.7396°E / -6.1833; 35.7396


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