Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro
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Diocese of Morogoro Dioecesis Morogoroënsis | |
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Location | |
Country | Tanzania |
Metropolitan | Dar-es-Salaam |
Statistics | |
Area | 43,380 km2 (16,750 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,313,131 534,443 (40.7%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | St Patrick Cathedral |
Patron saint | Saint Patrick |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe |
Bishops emeritus | Telesphore Mkude |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro (Latin: Dioecesis Morogoroënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Morogoro in the ecclesiastical province of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.
History
[edit]- May 11, 1906: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Zanguebar from the Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar
- December 21, 1906: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Morogoro
Leadership
[edit]- Vicars Apostolic of Bagamoyo (Roman rite)
- Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. (1906.07.25 – 1923.05.19), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Cameroun
- Bishop Bartholomew Stanley Wilson, C.S.Sp. (1924.01.09 – 1933.05.23), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone
- Bishop Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. (1934.02.26 – 1953.03.25 see below)
- Bishops of Morogoro (Roman rite)
- Bishop Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1954.08.11)
- Bishop Herman Jan van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. (1954.07.18 – 1966.12.15)
- Bishop Adriani Mkoba (1966.12.15 – 1992.11.06)
- Bishop Telesphore Mkude (1993.04.05 – 2020.12.30)
- Fr. Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe S.D.S. (2019.02.13 – 2021.05.31) Apostolic administrator sede plena[1]
- Bishop Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe S.D.S (2021.05.31 - present) [2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 13.02.2019". Vatican.va. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 31.05.2021". Vatican.va. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
External links
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