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Roman Catholic Diocese of Rutabo

Coordinates: 1°34′00″S 31°37′00″E / 1.56667°S 31.61667°E / -1.56667; 31.61667
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rutabo was a short-lived (1951–1960) bishopric in Tanzania and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.

History

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Ordinary

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Apostolic Vicar of Lower Kagera
  • Laurean Rugambwa (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25 see below), Titular Bishop of Febiana (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25)
Suffragan Bishop of Rutabo
  • Laurean Rugambwa (see above 1953.03.25 – see suppressed 1960.06.21); later created Cardinal-Priest of San Francesco a Ripa (1960.03.31 – 1997.12.08), Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania) (1960.06.21 – 1968.12.19), Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) (1968.12.19 – 1992.07.22), President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (1970 – 1974)

Titular see

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It was nominally restored in January 2009 as a Latin titular bishopric.

It has had the following incumbent, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :

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1°34′00″S 31°37′00″E / 1.56667°S 31.61667°E / -1.56667; 31.61667