Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbeya

Diocese of Mbeya Dioecesis Mbeyaënsis
Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Songea
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,867,975 248,238 (13.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbeya (Latin: Dioecesis Mbeyaënsis) is a diocese located in Mbeya in the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.

History

• July 18, 1932: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Tukuyu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika
• March 29, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Tukuyu
• July 14, 1949: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Mbeya
• March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mbeya

Leadership

• Bishops of Mbeya (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. (since 1996.11.08)
  • Bishop James Dominic Sangu (1966.05.03 – 1996.11.28)
  • Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (1953.03.25 – 1964.12.10)
• Vicars Apostolic of Mbeya (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (1949.07.14 – 1953.03.25)
• Prefects Apostolic of Tukuyu (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (1947 – 1949.07.14)
  • Fr. Ludovico Haag, M. Afr. (1938.04.08 – 1947)
• Ecclesiastical Superiors of Tukuyu (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Max Theodor Franz Donders, M. Afr. (1932.11.11 – 1938)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy