Roman Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara (Latin: Dioecesis Rulengensis–Ngarensis) is a diocese located in Rulenge in the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.

Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara

Dioecesis Rulengensis–Ngarensis
Location
CountryTanzania
MetropolitanMwanza
Statistics
Area20,720 km2 (8,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,171,209
595,773 (50.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSeverine Niwemugizi

History

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  • April 8, 1929: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Bubuka from the Diocese of Tabora and Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda in Uganda
  • 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Bukoba
  • June 21, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Rulenge
  • August 14, 2008: Renamed as Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara

Bishops

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  • Vicars Apostolic of Bukoba (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Burkard Huwiler, M. Afr. (1929.03.18 – 1946.03.20)
    • Bishop Lorenzo Tétrault, M. Afr. (1947.11.13 – 1951.03.20)
    • Bishop Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25 see below)
  • Bishops of Bukoba (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1960.06.21 see below)
  • Bishops of Rulenge (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Rulenge–Ngara (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Severine Niwemugizi (see above since 2008.08.14)

Auxiliary Bishop

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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See also

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Further reading

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Protase Rugambwa: Ministry and collaboration in small Christian communities: ″Communities in Rulenge Diocese-Tanzania, a case study″. Theological dissertation, Pontificia Università Lateranense, Rome, 1998.

Sources

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