Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Moshi
Latin:	Dioecesis Moshiensis
Country:	Tanzania
Metropolitan:	Arusha
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area Km2:	5,029
Population:	881,376
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	575,249
Catholics Percent:	65.3
Bishop:	Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS
Patron:	Christ The King
Sui Iuris Church:	Latin Church
Cathedral:	Christ the King Cathedral, Moshi
Denomination:	Catholic

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi (Latin: Dioecesis Moshiensis) is a diocese located in the town of Moshi in the ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania. The Diocese stretches along the slopes and low plains of volcanic mountain Kilimanjaro, covering an area of 5,029 sq Km. The Diocese of Moshi was officially inaugurated on March 25, 1953.^[1]

History

• September 13, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kilima-Njaro from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo
• March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Moshi

Special churches

The Cathedral is Christ the King Cathedral in Moshi.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Vicars Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Marie-Joseph-Aloys Munsch, C.S.Sp. (1910.09.13 – 1922.01.16)
  • Bishop Henry Aloysius (Enrico) Gogarty, C.S.Sp. (1923.11.28 – 1931.12.08)
  • Bishop Joseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. (1932.11.29 – 1953.03.25); see below
• Bishops of Moshi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. (1953.03.25 – 1959.05.15); see above
  • Bishop Joseph Kilasara, C.S.Sp. (1960.01.12 – 1966.11.03)
  • Bishop Joseph Sipendi (1968.01.11 – 1985.04.29)
  • Bishop Amedeus Msarikie (1986.03.21 – 2007.11.21)
  • Bishop Isaac Amani Massawe (2007.11.21 - 2017.12.27), appointed Archbishop of Arusha
  • Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS (2019.12.02 -)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

External links

• http://www.moshidiocese.org

-3.3349°N 37.3404°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.moshidiocese.org/about_us#:~:text=The%20Catholic%20Diocese%20of%20Moshi,inaugurated%20on%20March%2025%2C%201953.