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Diocese of Mahenge

Dioecesis Mahengensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Agapiti Ndorobo, Bishop

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
21 April 1964ErectedArchdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (Mahenge, the Game Reserve, and parts of Nachingwea) Diocese of Mahenge (erected)
25 October 1967Territory AddedTerritorial Abbey of Peramiho (Ulanga) Diocese of Mahenge
25 October 1967Territory LostDiocese of Mahenge (Songea and Mbinga) Territorial Abbey of Peramiho
14 January 2012Territory LostDiocese of Mahenge (Kilombero) Diocese of Ifakara (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197091,683178,71651.3%1046561,637788922ap1971
1980102,350253,00040.5%2423472,177539222ap1981
1990156,607256,26861.1%329413,8194415530ap1991
1999261,610423,07661.8%4611574,5893520724ap2000
2000287,590424,21867.8%4811594,8742720325ap2001
2001327,894458,77471.5%5013635,2042420427ap2002
2002438,047498,63587.8%5020706,2573120529ap2003
2003458,130522,75987.6%6021815,6553422730ap2004
2004465,696531,23787.7%6220825,6793523532ap2005
2010474,820649,23973.1%6727945,0514127236ap2011
2012200,000277,22172.1%383414,87836719bul:14Jan2012
2013210,511300,12770.1%375425,012154220ap2014
2016231,164322,45071.7%375425,503155527ap2017
2019241,800354,62068.2%445494,934148131ap2020
2021242,900356,22068.2%427494,957155934ap2022

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 57, Page 209, and Page 210
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,065, and Page 1,066

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