Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam
Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam Archidioecesis Dar-es-Salaam | |
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Location | |
Country | Tanzania |
Territory | Dar-es-Salaam |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | November 16, 1897 |
Cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph the Worker |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi |
Bishops emeritus | Polycarp Pengo |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (
Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania
.
The archdiocese's
motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Cathedral. The Archdiocese has been led by Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi
since 15 August 2019.
History
- It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar.
- It was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Zanguebar on September 15, 1902. It was renamed by Pope Pius X as the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam on August 10, 1906.
- Lost territories on November 12, 1913 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi and again on March 3, 1922 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Iringa
- Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Pius XII on March 25, 1953
- Lost territories on April 21, 1964 to establish Diocese of Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar and Pemba (now Diocese of Zanzibar, both its suffragans
- It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in September 1990.
Province
Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics:
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ifakara
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar.
Leadership
- Apostolic Prefects of Southern Zanguebar
- OSB(1887-1891)
- Maurus Hartmann, OSB (1894-1902)
- Apostolic Vicar of Southern Zanguebar
- Cassian Spiß, OSB (1902-1905)
- Apostolic Vicars of Dar-es-Salaam
- Apostolic Vicar of Eshowe
- Joseph Gabriel Zelger, OFMCap (1923-1929)
- Edgar Aristide Maranta, OFMCap (1930-1953)
- Archbishops of Dar-es-Salaam
- Edgar Aristide Maranta, OFMCap (1953-1968)
- Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa (1968-1992)
- Polycarp Pengo (1992-2019,[1] Coadjutor 1990-1992) (Cardinal in 1998)
- Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi (2019–present, Coadjutor 2018–2020)[2][1]
- Coadjutor Archbishops
- Polycarp Pengo (1990-1992)
- Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi (2018–2019)
- Auxiliary Bishops
- Method Kilaini (1999-2009), appointed auxiliary bishop of Bukoba
- Salutaris Melchior Libena (2010-2012), appointed Bishop of Ifakara
- Elias Mchonde (1956-1964), appointed Bishop of Mahenge
- Titus Joseph Mdoe (2013-2015), appointed Bishop of Mtwara
- Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa (2010-2020), appointed Bishop of Mpanda
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
References
- ^ a b "Rinunce e nomine, 15.08.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 21.06.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
External links
Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam.