Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya

Catholic archdiocese in Tanzania

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Archdiocese of Mbeya

Archdioecesis Mbeyaënsis

Location
Country| Tanzania
Metropolitan| Archdiocese of Mbeya
Statistics
Area| 60,348 km2 (23,300 sq mi)
Population

* Total

* Catholics

* (as of 2018)

* 2,783,000

* 548,000 (19.7%)

Information
Rite| Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope| Leo XIV
Bishop| Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya (Latin: Archedioecesis Mbeyaënsis) is an archdiocese located in Mbeya in Tanzania.

## History

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* July 18, 1932: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Tukuyu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika
* March 29, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Tukuyu
* July 14, 1949: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Mbeya
* March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mbeya (in the ecclesiastical province of Songea)
* December 21, 2018: Promoted as Archdiocese of Mbeya

## Leadership

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* Ecclesiastical Superior of Tukuyu (Roman rite)
* Fr. Max Theodor Franz Donders, M. Afr. (1932.11.11 – 1938)
* Prefects Apostolic of Tukuyu (Roman rite)
* Fr. Ludovico Haag, M. Afr. (1938.04.08 – 1947)
* Fr. Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (1947 – 1949.07.14 see below)
* Vicars Apostolic of Mbeya (Roman rite)
* Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (see above 1949.07.14 – 1953.03.25 see below)
* Bishops of Mbeya (Roman rite)
* Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1964.12.10)
* Bishop James Dominic Sangu (1966.05.03 – 1996.11.28)
* Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. (1996.11.08 - 2018.11.21)
* Archbishops of Mbeya
* Archbishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga (since 2018.12.21)
* Auxiliary bishops of Mbeya
* Bishop Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga (since 9 March 2024)

## Suffragan Dioceses

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* Diocese of Iringa
* Diocese of Sumbawanga

## See also

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* Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

## Sources

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* GCatholic.org
* Catholic Hierarchy

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