Diocese of Lindi
| Diocese of Lindi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Songea |
| Diocesan bishop | Bruno Pius Ngonyani |
| Vicar General | Fabian Peter Ng'Ombo |
| founding | 1963 |
| surface | 56,060 km² |
| Parishes | 27 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 855,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 138,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 16.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 46 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,875 |
| Friars | 2 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 57 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
The Bistum Lindi ( lat. : Dioecesis Lindiensis ) is an in Tanzania preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Lindi .
history
The diocese Lindi was on August 5, 1963 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Quotiens datur from cession of territory by the territorial abbey of Ndanda as the diocese of Nachingwea and subordinated to the archdiocese of Dar es Salaam as a suffragan . On October 17, 1986, the Diocese of Nachingwea gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Tunduru-Masasi . The Diocese of Nachingwea was renamed the Diocese of Lindi on October 17, 1986 . On November 18, 1987, it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Songea as a suffragan.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Nachingwea
- Arnold Ralph Cotey SDS , 1963-1983
- Polycarp Pengo , 1983–1986, then Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi
Bishops of Lindi
- Maurus Libaba , 1986-1988
- Bruno Pius Ngonyani , since 1990
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Quotiens datur , AAS 56 (1964), n.8, p. 501f.