Diocese of Mpanda
| Diocese of Mpanda | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tabora |
| Diocesan bishop | Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa (appointed) |
| founding | 2000 |
| surface | 46,346 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 609,327 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 329,622 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 54.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 17 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 19,390 |
| Friars | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 39 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
The Bistum Mpanda ( lat. : Dioecesis Mpandensis ) is an in Tanzania preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Mpanda .
history
The Diocese of Mpanda was established on October 23, 2000 by Pope John Paul II from cession of territory from the Diocese of Sumbawanga and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tabora as a suffragan .
Bishops of Mpanda
- William Pascal Kikoti , 2000–2012
- Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga , 2014–2018, then Archbishop of Mbeya
- Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa , since 2020