Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha

Coordinates: 3°22′18″S 36°41′29″E / 3.3717°S 36.6913°E / -3.3717; 36.6913
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha (

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Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus
Secular priests137(total)
58(diocesan)
79(religious)
Languageswahili
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopIsaac Amani Massawe
SuffragansMoshi
Mbulu
Same
Auxiliary BishopsProsper Balthazar Lyimo
Vicar GeneralSimon Tenges
Bishops emeritusJosaphat Louis Lebulu
Website
arushaarchdiocesea.com
arusha-archdiocese.or.tz

History

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha is among 34 Dioceses of Catholic Church of Tanzania, which are practising

Holy Ghost Fathers Missionaries from Kilimanjaro were invited to visit Arusha. At that moment Arusha was the part of Kilimanjaro Vicariate. These priests arrived in Arusha and opened Mission in an area known as Mesopotamia.The Mission centre of Mesopotamia was developed slowly into a Parish, which is known as St Theresa of Child Jesus Parish.[1]

  • March 1, 1963: Established as Diocese of Arusha from the
    Diocese of Moshi
  • March 16, 1999: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arusha

Special churches

St. Theresa’s Metropolitan Cathedral

The seat of the archbishop is St. Theresa’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Arusha.

Bishops

Auxiliary Bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Tanzania

Sources

References

  1. ^ Ibada ya kumsimika Askofu Mkuu 2018 booklet