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Diocese of Shinyanga

Dioecesis Shinyangaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Liberatus Sangu, Bishop

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Maswa
24 June 1950SplitVicariate Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa Prefecture Apostolic of Musoma (Musoma and Nord Mara)
Vicariate Apostolic of Maswa
24 June 1950Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Maswa (Continental part of Wakerewe) Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza
Diocese of Maswa
25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Maswa Diocese of Maswa
Diocese of Shinyanga
9 August 1956Name ChangedDiocese of Maswa Diocese of Shinyanga
18 November 1987Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Shinyanga (from Tabora)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Maswa
19502,7331010273ap1951
Diocese of Maswa
Diocese of Shinyanga
197043,972741,9455.9%532371,188371820ap1971
198071,7741,260,9805.7%622282,563242723ap1981
1990113,5021,694,3376.7%1221333,439243823ap1991
1999185,3902,127,7908.7%2821493,783235125ap2000
2000190,4422,197,7908.7%2922513,734265125ap2001
2001209,6382,350,0008.9%2822504,192275925ap2002
2002235,3902,247,00010.5%3118494,803204426ap2003
2003245,4802,267,27110.8%3116475,222184426ap2004
2004284,5902,001,89314.2%2914436,618164125ap2005
2010696,0002,280,00030.5%40195911,796195026ap2011
2014767,0002,511,00030.5%44206411,984205428ap2015
2017834,7602,733,85030.5%57106712,45910931ap2018
2020915,7802,999,16030.5%6066613,8756235ap2021

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 Maswa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 65, and Page 66
  • Diocese of Maswa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 705, to Page 710
  • Diocese of Shinyanga
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 371, and Page 372
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 354, and Page 355

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