Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Morogoro
latin=Dioecesis Morogoroensis
country=Tanzania
metropolitan=Dar-es-Salaam
rite=Latin Rite
area= 43,380
population= 1,313,131
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 534,443
catholics_percent= 40.7
bishop=Telesphore Mkude
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro (Latin: "Morogoroën(sis)") is a diocese located in the city of Morogoro in the Ecclesiastical province of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.
History
* May 11, 1906: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Zanguebar from the Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar
* December 21, 1906: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo
* March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Morogoro
Leadership
* Bishops of Morogoro (Roman rite)
** Bishop Telesphore Mkude (since 1993.04.05)
** Bishop Adriani Mkoba (1966.12.15 – 1992.11.06)
** Bishop Herman Jan van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. (1954.07.18 – 1966.12.15)
** Bishop Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. (1953.03.25 – 1954.08.11)
* Vicars Apostolic of Bagamoyo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. (1934.02.26 – 1953.03.25)
** Bishop Bartholomew Stanley Wilson, C.S.Sp. (1924.01.09 – 1933.05.23)
** Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. (1906.07.25 – 1923.05.19)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/moro0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmorg.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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