Diocese of Ifakara
| Diocese of Ifakara | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam |
| Diocesan bishop | Salutaris Melchior Libena |
| surface | 14,245 km² |
| Parishes | 18 (2012) |
| Residents | 322,779 (2012) |
| Catholics | 287,000 (2012) |
| proportion of | 88.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 42 (2012) |
| Religious priest | 20 (2012) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,629 |
| Friars | 23 (2012) |
| Religious sisters | 198 (2012) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Patrick |
The Bistum Ifakara ( lat. : Dioecesis Ifakarensis ) is an in Tanzania preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Ifakara .
history
The diocese Ifakara was on January 14, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Erected with the Apostolic Constitution Nuper est petitum from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Mahenge and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam as a suffragan . First Bishop was Salutaris Melchior Libena .
Bishops of Ifakara
- Salutaris Melchior Libena , since 2012
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erezione della Diocesi di Ifakara (Tanzania) e Nomina del primo Vescovo , in: Press Office of the Holy See : Daily Bulletin of January 14, 2012.
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Nuper est petitum , AAS 104 (2012), n.5, p. 399f.
- ↑ Diocese of Ifakara | Tanzania Episcopal Conference. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .