Diocese of Kahama
| Diocese of Kahama | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tabora |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1983 |
| surface | 19,946 km² |
| Parishes | 21 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,468,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 387.117 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 26.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 21 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,386 |
| Friars | 14 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 43 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
The Bistum Kahama ( lat. : Dioecesis Kahamaensis ) is an in Tanzania preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Kahama .
history
The diocese of Kahama was established on November 11, 1983 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quoniam opus from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Tabora and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Kahama
- Matthew Shija , 1983-2001
-
Ludovic Minde OSS , 2001–2019, then Bishop of Moshi
- Sedis vacancy since December 2, 2019
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Quoniam opus , AAS 76 (1984), n.3, p. 255.