The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara (Latin: Dioecesis Rulengensis–Ngarensis) is a diocese located in Rulenge in the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
History
- April 8, 1929: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Bubuka from the Diocese of Tabora and Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda in Uganda
- 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Bukoba
- June 21, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Rulenge
- August 14, 2008: Renamed as Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara
Bishops
- Vicars Apostolic of Bukoba (Roman rite)
- Bishops of Bukoba (Roman rite) Bishop Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1960.06.21 see below)
- Bishops of Rulenge (Roman rite) Bishop Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. (see above 1960.06.21 – 1969.05.30); Bishop Christopher Mwoleka (1969.06.26 – 1996.11.08); Bishop Severine Niwemugizi (8 November 1996 - 14 August 2008 see below)
- Bishops of Rulenge–Ngara (Roman rite) Bishop Severine Niwemugizi (see above since 14 August 2008)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Christopher Mwoleka (1969), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. (priest here, 1950-1961), appointed auxiliary bishop of Bukoba in 1961 (professed in O.S.B. in 1984)
- Protase Rugambwa, appointed Bishop of Kigoma in 2008, Archbishop in 2012, Cardinal and Archbishop of Tabora in 2023