Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.

History

12 November 1913: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam
15 December 1927: Promoted as Diocese of Lindi
23 December 1931: Demoted as Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho
6 February 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Songea
Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is at the St. Mathias Mulumba Kalemba Metropolitan Cathedral in Songea.

Prefects Apostolic of Lindi
*Willibrord Lay
Territorial Abbots of Peramiho
*Gallus Steiger
*Eberhard Spiess
*Emmanuel Mapunda
Bishop of Songea
* James Joseph Komba
Metropolitan Archbishops of Songea
*James Joseph Komba
*Norbert Wendelin Mtega
*Damian Denis Dallu
Auxiliary bishop
James Joseph Komba, appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
Emmanuel A. Mapunda, appointed Bishop of Mbinga in 1986
Suffragan dioceses
Lindi
Mbinga
Mtwara
Njombe
Tunduru–Masasi