Roman Catholic Diocese of Geita

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Diocese of Geita Dioecesis Geitaënsis
Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Mwanza
Statistics
Area	10,697 km2 (4,130 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 1,226,499 232,458 (19.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Geita (Latin: Dioecesis Geitaënsis) is a diocese located in Geita in the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.

History[]

• November 8, 1984: Established as Diocese of Geita from the Diocese of Mwanza

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Geita (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Aloysius Balina (November 8, 1984 – August 8, 1997), appointed Bishop of Shinyanga
  • Bishop Damian Dalu (April 14, 2000 - March 14, 2014), appointed Archbishop of Songea
  • Bishop (April 28, 2016 – Present)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 2°52′44″S 32°14′27″E / 2.8789°S 32.2409°E / -2.8789; 32.2409

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