The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza (Latin: Archidioecesis Mvanzaënsis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
History
- 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan
- 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria–Nyanza
- April 10, 1929: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Mwanza
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mwanza
- November 18, 1987: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mwanza
- November 27, 2010: Territory lost to Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Epiphany in Mwanza.
Bishops
- Vicars Apostolic of Mwanza (Roman rite)
- Bishops of Mwanza (Roman rite) Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1965.10.15); Bishop Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage (1966.01.15 – 1987.11.18)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Mwanza (Roman rite) Archbishop Anthony Mayala (1987.11.18 - 2009.08.20); Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M.Cap. (2010.11.10 - 2018.06.21), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam; Archbishop Renatus Leonard Nkwande (2019.02.11 - )
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
- Joseph Franciskus Marie Sweens, M. Afr. (1910-1912)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage (1959-1965), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Michael George Mabuga Msonganzila, appointed Bishop of Musoma in 2007
- Renatus Leonard Nkwande, appointed Bishop of Bunda in 2010; later returned here as Archbishop