Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea
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Archdiocese of Songea Archidioecesis Songeana | |
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Location | |
Country | Tanzania |
Territory | Songea |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Songea |
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Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | November 12, 1913 |
Cathedral | St. Mathias Mulumba Kalemba Metropolitan Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Damian Denis Dallu |
Bishops emeritus | Norbert Wendelin Mtega |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea (Latin: Archidioecesis Songeana) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
History
[edit]- 12 November 1913: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam
- 15 December 1927: Promoted as Diocese of Lindi
- 23 December 1931: Demoted as Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho
- 6 February 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Songea
Special churches
[edit]The seat of the archbishop is at the St. Mathias Mulumba Kalemba Metropolitan Cathedral in Songea.
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Prefects Apostolic of Lindi (Latin Church)
- Willibrord Lay (1913–1922)
- Territorial Abbots of Peramiho (Roman rite)
- Gallus Steiger (22 February 1922 – 6 December 1952)
- Eberhard Spiess (9 September 1953 – 6 February 1969)
- Emmanuel Mapunda (8 August 1965 – 6 February 1986)
- Bishop of Songea (Latin Church)
- James Joseph Komba (6 February 1969 – 18 November 1987)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Songea (Latin Church)
- James Joseph Komba (18 November 1987 – 1 February 1992)
- Norbert Wendelin Mtega (6 July 1992 – 15 May 2013)
- Damian Denis Dallu (14 March 2014 –)
Auxiliary bishop
[edit]- James Joseph Komba (1961–1969), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Emmanuel A. Mapunda, appointed Bishop of Mbinga in 1986
Suffragan dioceses
[edit]See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- GCatholic.org
- Archdiocese of Songea website Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Catholic Hierarchy