Chama Cha Mariamu Mtakatifu

The Chama cha Mariamu Mtakatifu (Community of St. Mary of Nazareth and Calvary), (CMM) is a large Anglican religious order operating within the Anglican Church of Tanzania, and with its headquarters at Masasi, Tanzania.

History

Female religious were first introduced to Tanzania by clergy missionaries of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa, working in conjunction with the sisters of the Community of the Sacred Passion (CSP). The Order was formally recognised in 1946, and then in 1968 gained independence from CSP, and became the autonomous CMM. Today the sisters focus their work on caring for parish churches, administering and teaching in primary schools, and outreach to hospitals, prisons, and the disadvantaged. They engage in agriculture, and also produce community wares for sale, including vestments, altar breads, and candles.

Structure

The Order reported around 120 sisters in membership at the start of 2012. There is a Sister Superior for each convent, or regional group of nearby convents. At the head of the Order is an elected Reverend Mother Superior - currently Reverend Mother Gloria Prisca CMM (elected 2004). There is a Bishop Visitor, who is one of the diocesan bishops of the Anglican Church of Tanzania.

Convents

The mother house is The Convent, Kilimani, in Masasi, Tanzania. In 2024 there are twelve convents in total, eleven in Tanzania, and one in Zambia,^[1] where the Order is seeking to expand. Mass is offered daily, and the sisters (at all convents) recite a four-fold daily office of Morning Prayer, Midday Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Night Prayer (Compline). The current convents are located at (or near to) the following locations, which are all in Tanzania unless stated otherwise:

Dar es Salaam
Kilimani (mother house)
Korogwe
Kwa Mkono Handeni
Liuli
Mkushi (Zambia)
Mtandi
Mtwara
Newala
Njombe
Sayuni Msima
Tanga

Works

The Order undertakes a number of projects including several kindergartens, a health centre, a hostel for teenagers and a model farm.^[2]

References

Anglican Religious Communities Yearbook: 2004-2005. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2003.
Anglican Religious Life: 2012-13. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2011.

External links

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[1] Anglican Religious Life Yearbook website, Chama cha Mariamu Mtakatifu (Community of St Mary of Nazareth and Calvary) (CMM), retrieved February 20, 2024

[2] Kirch Gemeinde website, Partner sein Etre Partenaires Essere Solidali: Projects 2020

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