Diocese of Sumbawanga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga is a diocese located in Sumbawanga in the ecclesiastical province of Mbeya in Tanzania.
History
- 1880: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan
- May 10, 1946: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Karema
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Karema
- October 24, 1969: Renamed as Diocese of Sumbawanga
- December 21, 2018: Changed metropolia from Tabora to Mbeya
Leadership
- Vicars Apostolic of Tanganyika -- see also separate article Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika
- * Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier, M. Afr.
- * Bishop Léonce Bridoux, M. Afr.
- * Bishop Adolphe Le Chaptois, M. Afr.
- * Bishop Joseph-Marie Birraux, M. Afr., appointed Superior General of Missionaries of Africa
- * Bishop Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr., appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kigoma
- Vicar Apostolic of Karema
- * Bishop James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr.
- Bishops of Karema
- * Bishop James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr., appointed Bishop of Kigoma
- * Bishop Charles Msakila
- Bishops of Sumbawanga
- * Bishop Charles Msakila
- * Bishop Damian Kyaruzi
- * Bishop Beatus Christian Urassa