Singida diocese
Singida diocese | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Tanzania |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Dodoma |
Diocesan bishop | Edward Mapunda |
founding | 1972 |
surface | 49,341 km² |
Parishes | 22 (06/11/2014) |
Residents | 1,522,000 (11/06/2014) |
Catholics | 238,307 (November 6, 2014) |
proportion of | 15.7% |
Diocesan priest | 50 (11/06/2014) |
Religious priest | 17 (11/06/2014) |
Catholics per priest | 3,557 |
Friars | 34 (06/11/2014) |
Religious sisters | 423 (11/06/2014) |
rite | Roman rite |
The Bistum Singida ( lat. : Dioecesis Singidaensis ) is an in Tanzania preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Singida .
history
The diocese Singida was on March 25, 1972 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution In primaeva Ecclesiae from cedings of the dioceses of Dodoma , Mbeya and Mbulu as well as the Archdiocese of Tabora and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tabora as a suffragan .
On November 6, 2014, the Singida diocese was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Dodoma as a suffragan.
Bishops of Singida
- Bernard Mabula , 1972-1999
- Desiderius Rwoma , 1999–2013, then Bishop of Bukoba
- Edward Mapunda , since 2015
See also
Web links
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
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. In primaeva Ecclesiae , AAS 64 (1972), n.6, p. 422f.