Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba

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Diocese of Bukoba Dioecesis Bukobaënsis
Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Mwanza
Statistics
Area	8,608 km2 (3,324 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 870,048 521,256 (59.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba (Latin: Dioecesis Bukobaënsis) is a diocese located in Bukoba in the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.^[1]

History[]

• 13 December 1951: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Lower Kagera from the Diocese of Bukoba
• 25 March 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Rutabo
• 21 June 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Bukoba

Bishops[]

• Vicar Apostolic of Lower Kagera (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Laurean Rugambwa (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25); see below; future Cardinal
• Bishops of Rutabo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Laurean Rugambwa (1953.03.25 – 1960.06.21); see above & below (Cardinal in 1960)
• Bishops of Bukoba (Roman rite)
  • Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa (1960.06.21 – 1968.12.19), appointed Archbishop of Dar-es-salaam; see above
  • Bishop Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. (1969.03.06 – 1973.11.26)
  • Bishop Nestorius Timanywa (1973.11.26 - 2013.01.15)
  • Bishop (2013.01.15 - present)

Auxiliary Bishops[]

• (2009-)
• Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. (1961-1969) appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• , appointed auxiliary bishop of Dar-es-Salaam in 1999; later returned here as Auxiliary Bishop
• Novatus Rugambwa, appointed nuncio and titular archbishop in 2010
• , appointed Bishop of Kayanga in 2008
• , appointed Bishop of Singida in 1999; later returned here as Bishop

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 1°19′54″S 31°48′51″E / 1.3316°S 31.8141°E / -1.3316; 31.8141

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