Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dodoma
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.
Diocese of Dodoma Dioecesis Dodomaënsis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  |
| 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. |
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.
Bishops
- Prefect Apostolic of Dodoma (Roman rite)
- Fr. Stanislao dell’Addolorata, C.P. (1937.06.16 – 1941)
- Vicar Apostolic of Dodoma (Roman rite)
- Bishop Anthony Jeremiah Pesce, C.P. (1951.05.10 – 1953.03.25 see below)
- Bishops of Dodoma (Roman rite)
- Bishop Anthony Jeremiah Pesce, C.P. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1971.12.20)
- Bishop Matthias Joseph Isuja (1972.06.26 – 2005.01.15)
- Bishop Juda Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. (2005.01.15 - 2010.11.10), appointed Archbishop of Mwanza
- Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga (2011.03.19 - 2015.02.17), appointed Bishop of Mpanda
- Archbishops of Dodoma (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. (2014.11.06 -)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa, appointed Bishop of Kondoa in 2011
Suffragan Dioceses
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
References
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