Catholic Church in Tanzania

Catholic Church in Tanzania — The Catholic Church in Tanzania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

There are more than 23 million Catholics in the country, nearly one third of the total population.^[1]

Ecclesial structure

There are 34 dioceses, including 7 archdioceses:

The Ecclesiastical Province of Arusha:
- Arusha
- Mbulu
- Moshi
- Same
The Ecclesiastical Province of Dar-es-Salaam:
- Dar-es-Salaam
- Ifakara
- Mahenge
- Morogoro
- Tanga
- Zanzibar
The Ecclesiastical Province of Dodoma:
- Dodoma
- Kondoa
- Singida
The Ecclesiastical Province of Mbeya:
- Mbeya
- Iringa
- Sumbawanga
- Mafinga
The Ecclesiastical Province of Mwanza:
- Mwanza
- Bukoba
- Bunda
- Geita
- Kayanga
- Musoma
- Rulenge-Ngara
- Shinyanga
The Ecclesiastical Province of Songea:
- Songea
- Lindi
- Mbinga
- Mtwara
- Njombe
- Tunduru–Masasi
The Ecclesiastical Province of Tabora:
- Tabora
- Kahama
- Kigoma
- Mpanda

References

Back to citation "Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). March 4, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.

External links

"country/tz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
Catholic Church in Tanzania: Facts and Figures, Netzwerk Africa, viewed on 5 January 2009
Website of Tanzanian Episcopal Conference T.E.C. (English)

[1] Back to citation "Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). March 4, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.

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