Diocese of Same
| Diocese of Same | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Arusha |
| Diocesan bishop | Rogatus Kimaryo CSSp |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jacob Venance Koda |
| founding | 1963 |
| surface | 10,000 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 689,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 75,200 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 10.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 52 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,343 |
| Friars | 12 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 235 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| address | PO Box 8 Same Tanzania |
The Bistum Same ( lat. : Dioecesis Samensis ) is an in Tanzania preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in seed .
history
The diocese of Same was on December 10, 1963 by Pope Paul VI. established from cessions of territory of the diocese of Moshi as Apostolic Prefecture Same . On February 3, 1977, the Apostolic Prefecture Same was by Paul VI. raised to the diocese.
The diocese of Same is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Arusha as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Same
- Henry Winkelmolen CSSp , 1964-1977
Bishops of Same
- Josaphat Louis Lebulu , 1979–1998, then Bishop of Arusha
- Jacob Venance Koda , 1999-2010
- Rogatus Kimaryo CSSp, since 2010