Roman Catholic Diocese of Kahama
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Diocese of Kahama Dioecesis Kahamaënsis | |
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Location | |
Country | Tanzania |
Metropolitan | Tabora |
Statistics | |
Area | 19,946 km2 (7,701 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,139,933 112,579 (9.9%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Christopher Ndizeye Nkoronko |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kahama (Latin: Dioecesis Kahamaënsis) is a diocese located in Kahama in the ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.
History
[edit]- November 11, 1983: Established as Diocese of Kahama from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tabora
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Kahama (Roman rite)
- Bishop Matthew Shija (November 11, 1983 – April 24, 2001)
- Bishop Ludovic Minde, O.S.S. (April 24, 2001 – December 2, 2019), appointed Bishop of Moshi
- Bishop Christopher Ndizeye Nkoronko (since June 23, 2022)
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