Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga
Roman Catholic diocese in Tanzania, Africa
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga (Latin: Dioecesis Shinyangaënsis) is a diocese located in Shinyanga in the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
CountryTanzania
MetropolitanMwanza
Area30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2004)
- 2,001,893
- 284,590 (14.2%)
Diocese of Shinyanga Dioecesis Shinyangaënsis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan | Mwanza |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Bishop Liberatus Sangu (appointed by Pope Francis on Monday, February 2, 2015; ordained and installed April 12)[1] |
History
- June 24, 1950: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Maswa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Musoma-Maswa
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Maswa
- August 9, 1956: Renamed as Diocese of Shinyanga
Leadership
- Bishops of Shinyanga (Roman rite)
- Bishop Edward Aloysius McGurkin, M.M. (1956.07.04 – 1975.01.30)
- Bishop Castor Sekwa (1975.01.30 – 1996.06.04)
- Bishop Aloysius Balina (1997.08.08 - 2012.11.06); died in office
- Bishop Liberatus Sangu (2015.02.02 - present)
