Catholic Church in Tanzania explained

The Catholic Church in Tanzania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.

There are more than 20 million Catholics in the country, about a quarter of the total population.^[1] history of the church

Ecclesial structure

There are 34 dioceses, including 7 archdioceses:

• The Ecclesiastical Province of Arusha:
  • Arusha
  • Mbulu
  • Moshi
  • Same
• The Ecclesiastical Province of Dar-es-Salaam:
  • Dar-es-Salaam
  • Ifakara
  • Mahenge
  • Morogoro
  • Tanga
  • Zanzibar
• The Ecclesiastical Province of Dodoma:
  • Dodoma
  • Kondoa
  • Singida
• The Ecclesiastical Province of Mbeya:
  • Mbeya
  • Iringa
  • Sumbawanga
  • Mafinga
• The Ecclesiastical Province of Mwanza:
  • Mwanza
  • Bukoba
  • Bunda
  • Geita
  • Kayanga
  • Musoma
  • Rulenge-Ngara
  • Shinyanga
• The Ecclesiastical Province of Songea:
  • Songea
  • Lindi
  • Mbinga
  • Mtwara
  • Njombe
  • Tunduru–Masasi
• The Ecclesiastical Province of Tabora:
  • Tabora
  • Kahama
  • Kigoma
  • Mpanda

External links

• • Catholic Church in Tanzania: Facts and Figures, Netzwerk Africa, viewed on 5 January 2009
• Website of Tanzanian Episcopal Conference T.E.C. (English)

Notes and References

1. Web site: March 4, 2016 . Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093021/http://www.pewforum.org/files/2010/04/sub-saharan-africa-chapter-1.pdf . 2016-03-04.