Bishopric of Kondoa
| Bishopric of Kondoa | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Dodoma |
| Diocesan bishop | Bernardin Mfumbusa |
| surface | 13,210 km² |
| Parishes | 11 (2014) |
| Residents | 464,000 (2014) |
| Catholics | 53,500 (2014) |
| proportion of | 11.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 18 (2014) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2014) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,432 |
| Friars | 4 (2014) |
| Religious sisters | 74 (2014) |
| rite | Roman rite |
The Bistum Kondoa ( lat. : Dioecesis Kondoaënsis ) is an in Tanzania preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Kondoa .
history
The diocese of Kondoa was on March 12, 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Cum ad provehendam from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Dodoma and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam as a suffragan . The first bishop was Bernardin Mfumbusa .
On November 6, 2014, the Kondoa diocese was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Dodoma as a suffragan.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Dodoma (Tanzania) e nomina del primo Arcivescovo Metropolita , Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin from November 6, 2014
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Cum ad provehendam , AAS 103 (2011), n.4, p. 251.