Roman Catholic Diocese of Kigoma explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Kigoma
Latin:Dioecesis Kigomaënsis
Metropolitan:Tabora
Rite:Latin Rite
Area Km2:42,000
Population:1,680,009
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:409,900
Catholics Percent:24.4
Bishop:Joseph R. Mlola, ALCP/OSS

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kigoma (Latin: Dioecesis Kigomaënsis) is a diocese located in Kigoma in the ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania. Because of the appointment of Bishop Protase Rugambwa as an Archbishop ad personam (given the personal title of archbishop with the position of Deputy Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies) by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, the Diocese became a vacant see (sede vacante).[1]

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  1. Web site: Rinunce e nomine . 2014-07-11 . 2014-07-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714221508/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/07/10/0512/01140.html . dead .