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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika | |||
27 September 1880 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale} | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (erected) (as Pro-Vicariate Apostolic) |
1883 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (to Vicariate Apostolic) | |
11 January 1887 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika | Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Congo {Congo Superiore} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Unianyembé (erected) ((or 30 Dec 1886)) |
31 July 1889 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika | Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa (erected) (as Pro-Vicariate Apostolic) |
8 April 1911 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Congo {Congo Superiore} (Boundaries Changed)
Vicariate Apostolic of Nyassa (Boundaries Changed) Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (Boundaries Changed) Vicariate Apostolic of Unianyembé (Boundaries Changed) Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Settentrionale} (Boundaries Changed) Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale} (Boundaries Changed) | |
12 July 1926 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Urundi | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (Southern part of Uha)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora (Central part of Uha) Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza (Northern part of Uha) |
18 July 1932 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (Eastern part) | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tukuyu (erected) |
18 July 1932 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (Ngulu and Vgunâa and part of Vgansi) | Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora |
18 July 1932 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Bukoba
Vicariate Apostolic of Tabora | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (Kibondo) |
10 May 1946 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (Northern region (Uha)) | Vicariate Apostolic of Kigoma (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Karema | |||
10 May 1946 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Tanganyika (Southern region (Ufipa)) | Vicariate Apostolic of Karema |
2 February 1950 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Karema (Unyamwanga)
Vicariate Apostolic of Mbeya (Unyamwanga) | |
Diocese of Karema | |||
25 March 1953 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Karema | Diocese of Karema |
Diocese of Sumbawanga | |||
24 October 1969 | Name Changed | Diocese of Karema | Diocese of Sumbawanga |
23 October 2000 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Sumbawanga | Diocese of Mpanda (erected) |
21 December 2018 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of Sumbawanga (from Tabora to Mbeya) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Karema | ||||||||||||
1950 | 94,405 | 94,446 | 100.0% | 17 | 24 | 41 | 2,302 | 13 | 13 | ap1951 | ||
Diocese of Karema | ||||||||||||
Diocese of Sumbawanga | ||||||||||||
1970 | 229,207 | 293,135 | 78.2% | 45 | 40 | 85 | 2,696 | 40 | 98 | 25 | ap1981 | |
1980 | 306,761 | 421,169 | 72.8% | 66 | 17 | 83 | 3,695 | 17 | 125 | 25 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 485,703 | 694,974 | 69.9% | 63 | 9 | 72 | 6,745 | 10 | 258 | 29 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 812,638 | 1,103,297 | 73.7% | 65 | 7 | 72 | 11,286 | 57 | 301 | 28 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 527,226 | 603,291 | 87.4% | 52 | 38 | 90 | 5,858 | 46 | 280 | 17 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 580,000 | 748,821 | 77.5% | 46 | 5 | 51 | 11,372 | 67 | 300 | 22 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 580,000 | 748,821 | 77.5% | 49 | 5 | 54 | 10,740 | 82 | 300 | 22 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 593,867 | 928,941 | 63.9% | 48 | 4 | 52 | 11,420 | 61 | 295 | 22 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 607,143 | 928,941 | 65.4% | 49 | 4 | 53 | 11,455 | 71 | 208 | 22 | ap2005 | |
2010 | 711,680 | 1,109,760 | 64.1% | 47 | 7 | 54 | 13,179 | 62 | 307 | 23 | ap2011 | |
2014 | 757,451 | 1,244,330 | 60.9% | 42 | 6 | 48 | 15,780 | 61 | 320 | 24 | ap2015 | |
2017 | 805,388 | 1,323,080 | 60.9% | 53 | 7 | 60 | 13,423 | 71 | 348 | 21 | ap2018 | |
2020 | 859,710 | 1,412,320 | 60.9% | 55 | 4 | 59 | 14,571 | 71 | 378 | 21 | ap2021 | |
2022 | 865,430 | 1,380,271 | 62.7% | 62 | 10 | 72 | 12,019 | 108 | 410 | 26 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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