Archdiocese of Arusha
| Archdiocese of Arusha | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Tanzania |
| Diocesan bishop | Isaac Amani Massawe |
| Auxiliary bishop | Prosper Balthazar Lyimo |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Josaphat Louis Lebulu |
| surface | 67,340 km² |
| Parishes | 44 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 2,707,220 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 536.993 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 19.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 40 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 81 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,438 |
| Friars | 209 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 451 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Theresa's Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.arusha-archdiocese.or.tz/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Mbulu Diocese of Moshi Diocese of Same |
The Erzbistum Arusha ( lat. : Archidioecesis Arushaensis ) is an in Tanzania preferred Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Arusha .
history
The diocese of Arusha was on March 1, 1963 by Pope John XXIII. Erected from cession of the Diocese of Moshi and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam as a suffragan . On March 16, 1999, the diocese of Arusha was raised to an archbishopric by Pope John Paul II .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Arusha
- Dennis Vincent Durning CSSp , 1963-1989
- Fortunatus Lukanima , 1989-1998
- Josaphat Louis Lebulu , 1998-1999
Archbishops of Arusha
- Josaphat Louis Lebulu, 1999-2017
- Isaac Amani Massawe , since 2017
See also
Web links
Commons : Archdiocese of Arusha - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tanzania