Diocese of Njombe
Diocese of the Catholic Church in Tanzania
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe (Latin: Dioecesis Niombena) is a diocese located in Njombe in the ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
CountryTanzania
MetropolitanSongea
Area20,860 km2 (8,050 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2004)
- 659,506
- 258,446 (39.2%)
Diocese of Njombe Dioecesis Niombena | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan | Songea |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,860 km2 (8,050 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Eusebio Samwel Kyando |
| Apostolic Administrator | John Chrisostom Ndimbo |
History
- February 16, 1968: Established as Diocese of Njombe from the Diocese of Iringa and Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho
Leadership
- Ordinaries
- Raymond Mwanyika (16 January 1971 – 8 June 2002)
- Alfred Leonhard Maluma (8 June 2002 – 6 April 2021)
- Eusebio Samwel Kyando (19 October 2023 – present)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Castor Paul Msemwa, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi in 2004
- Norbert Wendelin Mtega, appointed Bishop of Iringa in 1985
