Diocese of Mpanda
Diocese of Mpanda Dioecesis Mpandensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Metropolitan | Tabora |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 46,346 km2 (17,894 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpanda (Latin: Dioecesis Mpandensis) is a diocese located in Mpanda in the ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.
History
[edit]- October 23, 2000: Established as Diocese of Mpanda from the Diocese of Sumbawanga
Special churches
[edit]The Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Mpanda.
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Mpanda (Roman rite)
- Bishop William Pascal Kikoti (23 October 2000 – 28 August 2012)
- Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga (17 February 2014 - 12 December 2018), appointed Archbishop of Mbeya
- Bishop Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa (since 13 May 2020)