Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga

The Diocese of Shinyanga (Latin: Dioecesis Shinyangaënsis ) is a location in Tanzania Roman Catholic diocese based in Shinyanga.

History

The Diocese of Shinyanga was established on June 24, 1950 as a result of the division of the Apostolic Vicariate Musoma Maswa as Apostolic Vicariate Maswa.

On March 25, 1953, the Apostolic Vicariate Maswa was by Pope Pius XII. charged with the Apostolic Constitution Quemadmodum ad Nos to the diocese and the Archdiocese of Tabora is a suffragan. The diocese Maswa was renamed on August 9, 1956 in Diocese of Shinyanga. On November 18, 1987, the Diocese of Shinyanga was the Archdiocese of Mwanza is a suffragan.

Bishops of Shinyanga

  • Edward Aloysius McGurkin MM, 1956-1975
  • Castor Sekwa ​​, 1975-1996
  • Aloysius Balina, 1997-2012
  • See is vacant, since 2012
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