Roman Catholic Diocese of Lindi

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lindi
Diocese of Lindi
Dioecesis Lindiensis
Location
Country Tanzania
Metropolitan Songea
Statistics
Area 56,060 km2 (21,640 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
791,306
128,438 (16.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop Bruno Pius Ngonyani

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lindi (Latin: Dioecesis Lindiensis) is a diocese located in Lindi in the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.

Contents

History

  • August 5, 1963: Established as Diocese of Nachingwea from the Territorial Abbacy of Mtwara
  • October 17, 1986: Renamed as Diocese of Lindi

Leadership

  • Bishops of Lindi (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Bruno Pius Ngonyani (since 1990.10.06)
    • Bishop Maurus Libaba (1986.10.17 – 1988.03.03)
  • Bishops of Nachingwea (Roman rite)
    • Cardinal Polycarp Pengo (1983.11.11 – 1986.10.17)
    • Bishop Arnold Ralph Cotey, S.D.S. (1963.08.05 – 1983.11.11)

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