Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba

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Diocese of Bukoba Dioecesis Bukobaënsis
Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Mwanza
Statistics
Area	8,608 km2 (3,324 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 870,048 521,256 (59.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jovitus Francis Mwijage
Auxiliary Bishops	Method Kilaini
Apostolic Administrator	Method Kilaini
Bishops emeritus	Desiderius M. Rwoma

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba (Latin: Dioecesis Bukobaënsis) is a diocese located in Bukoba in the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.^[1]

History

• 13 December 1951: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Lower Kagera from the Diocese of Bukoba
• 25 March 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Rutabo
• 21 June 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Bukoba

Leadership

Vicar Apostolic of Lower Kagera

• Laurean Rugambwa (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25)

Bishops of Rutabo

• Laurean Rugambwa (1953.03.25 – 1960.06.21)

Bishops of Bukoba

• Laurean Rugambwa (1960.06.21 – 1968.12.19), appointed Archbishop of Dar-es-salaam
• Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. (1969.03.06 – 1973.11.26)
• Nestorius Timanywa (1973.11.26 - 2013.01.15)
• Desiderius M. Rwoma (15 January 2013 - 1 October 2022)
• Jovitus Francis Mwijage (19 October 2023 – present)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Method Kilaini (2009-)
• Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. (1961-1969) appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Method Kilaini, appointed auxiliary bishop of Dar-es-Salaam in 1999; later returned here as Auxiliary Bishop
• Novatus Rugambwa, appointed nuncio and titular archbishop in 2010
• Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza, appointed Bishop of Kayanga in 2008
• Desiderius M. Rwoma, appointed Bishop of Singida in 1999; later returned here as Bishop

Damian Kyaruzi. Bishop emeritus of Sumbawanga

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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