Roman Catholic Diocese of Iringa

Diocese of Iringa
Diocese of Iringa ; Dioecesis Iringaënsis
Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Songea
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2006); 2,367,962; 588,438 (24.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa

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

History

March 3, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Iringa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam
January 8, 1948: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Iringa
March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Iringa

Bishops of Iringa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa (since 1992.11.21)
- Archbishop Norbert Wendelin Mtega (1985.10.28 – 1992.07.06)
- Archbishop Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde (1969.10.23 – 1985.03.09)
- Bishop Attilio Beltramino, I.C.M. (1953.03.25 – 1965.10.03)
Vicars Apostolic of Iringa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Attilio Beltramino, I.C.M. (1948.01.08 – 1953.03.25)
Prefects Apostolic of Iringa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Attilio Beltramino, I.C.M. (1936.02.18 – 1948.01.08)
- Fr. Francesco Cagliero, I.C.M. (1922.05.10 – 1935)

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