Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza {Latin: Mvanzaën(sis)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Dioceses 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] History

• 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan
• 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria–Nyanza
• April 10, 1929: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Mwanza
• March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mwanza
• November 18, 1987: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mwanza

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Epiphany in Mwanza.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Mwanza (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Anthony Mayala (since 1987.11.18)
• Bishops of Mwanza (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage (1966.01.15 – 1987.11.18)
  • Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. (1953.03.25 – 1965.10.15)
• Vicars Apostolic of Mwanza (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. (1950.06.25 – 1953.03.25)
  • Bishop Antoon Oomen, M. Afr. (1929.03.18 – 1950)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Bukoba
• Geita
• Musoma
• Rulenge
• Shinyanga

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information