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Diocese of Moshi

Dioecesis Moshiensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS, Bishop

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro
13 September 1910ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo (Northern part) Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro (erected)
28 January 1935Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Bagamoyo
Prefecture Apostolic of Iringa
Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro
Prefecture Apostolic of Dodoma (erected)
13 April 1943Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Tabora (Part of Masai) Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro
14 April 1943Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Dodoma (Part of Singida)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro (Part of Moulu)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora (Mkalama and parts of Moulu and Singida)
Prefecture Apostolic of Mbulu (erected)
18 April 1950Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro (Tanga, Pangani, Handeni, and Lushoto) Prefecture Apostolic of Tanga (erected)
Diocese of Moshi
25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro Diocese of Moshi
1 March 1963Territory LostDiocese of Moshi Diocese of Arusha (erected)
10 December 1963Territory LostDiocese of Moshi Prefecture Apostolic of Same (erected) (Pare)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro
194976,023700,00010.9%1347601,2671376ap1951
Diocese of Moshi
1970290,330500,80158.0%41681092,6639140125ap1971
1980432,777803,67653.8%94191133,8293769534ap1981
1990592,386878,77567.4%111231344,4206790040ap1991
1999753,0281,306,20057.7%204302343,218861,04243ap2000
2000754,2151,300,46758.0%131321634,627831,05345ap2001
2001786,5601,235,53063.7%129271565,042931,08548ap2002
2002802,4821,323,61760.6%128441724,66512199450ap2003
2003593,8311,053,04856.4%132411733,4321371,10350ap2004
2004575,249881,37665.3%135441793,2131391,11752ap2005
2013785,0001,092,00071.9%156832393,2841461,32854ap2014
2016629,539961,99765.4%164482122,9691571,07851ap2017
2019689,1701,051,84065.5%184652492,7671961,23468ap2020
2021732,5601,118,36565.5%197652622,7961961,23468ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 852, and Page 853
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 35, Page 265
  • Diocese of Moshi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 705, to Page 710

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