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Diocese of Njombe

Dioecesis Niombena



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Bishop(s)

  • Eusebio Samwel Kyando, Bishop
  • John Chrisostom Ndimbo, Apostolic Administrator

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 February 1968ErectedDiocese of Iringa
Territorial Abbey of Peramiho
Diocese of Njombe (erected) (Njombe District)
18 November 1987Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Njombe (from Dar-es-Salaam)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970110,807315,14935.2%1233452,462475590ap1971
1980137,249400,00034.3%2535602,2875218775ap1981
1990193,476531,14536.4%3324573,3943233377ap1991
1999228,810727,71431.4%6915842,7231840229ap2000
2000229,870731,00031.4%6917862,6722140231ap2001
2001243,781543,78144.8%8213952,5661640331ap2002
2002241,149543,78144.3%7616922,6213039631ap2003
2003256,971654,92939.2%85151002,5691843231ap2004
2004258,446659,50639.2%7018882,9362242431ap2005
2013314,000813,00038.6%779863,6511547941ap2014
2016341,678886,09838.6%81211023,3493449345ap2017
2019373,300973,50038.3%91131043,5892752548ap2020
2021301,696861,00035.0%96161122,6932347349ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 323, and Page 324
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 1,436, and Page 1,437

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