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Diocese of Musoma

Dioecesis Musomensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa
11 April 1946ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Mwanza (Musoma and Maswa along with part of Watyerewe) Vicariate Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Musoma
24 June 1950SplitVicariate Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa Prefecture Apostolic of Musoma (Musoma and Nord Mara)
Vicariate Apostolic of Maswa
Diocese of Musoma
5 July 1957ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Musoma Diocese of Musoma
18 November 1987Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Musoma (from Tabora)
27 November 2010Territory LostDiocese of Musoma (Saragana and Mabui)
Archdiocese of Mwanza (Ukerewe and Ukara)
Diocese of Bunda (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Musoma
195010,448254,4164.1%141474651ap1951
Diocese of Musoma
197098,949535,00018.5%538432,301415318ap1971
1980104,400745,00014.0%1021313,367245519ap1981
1990168,271917,00018.4%1522374,547299723ap1991
1999200,1901,165,00017.2%3521563,5742814225ap2000
2000204,9461,170,11017.5%3723603,4153015425ap2001
2001211,9461,200,00017.7%3624603,5323718126ap2002
2002220,9461,200,00018.4%3628643,4524119029ap2003
2003230,0461,200,00019.2%3827653,5393319030ap2004
2004250,0001,400,00017.9%4027673,7315019334ap2005
2010215,0001,040,00020.7%3820583,7061220030bul27nov2010
2013289,4811,381,57921.0%3922614,7454726031ap2014
2016308,4001,505,64620.5%4022624,9743829534ap2017
2019343,1301,564,58021.9%3525605,7183930235ap2020
2021354,9821,875,97218.9%40408,8742530936ap2022

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 Musoma-Maswa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 76, and Page 77
  • Prefecture Apostolic of Musoma
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 65, and Page 66
  • Diocese of Musoma
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 137, to Page 139
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 354, and Page 355

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