Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbulu

Roman Catholic diocese in Tanzania, Africa

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Diocese of Mbulu Dioecesis Mbuluensis


Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Arusha
Statistics
Area	16,057 km² (6,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 924,462 242,698 (26.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Anthony Gaspar Lagwen

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbulu (Latin: Dioecesis Mbuluensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mbulu in the ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania. The seat of the Bishop is the Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary.

History

April 14, 1943: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mbulu from the Apostolic Prefecture of Dodoma and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kilima-Njaro
January 10, 1952: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Mbulu
March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mbulu

Leadership

Prefect Apostolic of Mbulu (Roman rite)
- Fr. Patrick Winters, S.A.C. (1944.01.28 – 1952.01.10 see below)
Vicar Apostolic of Mbulu (Roman rite)
- Patrick Winters, S.A.C. (see above 1952.01.10 – 1953.03.25 see below)
Bishops of Mbulu (Roman rite)
- Patrick Winters, S.A.C. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1971.07.03)
- Nicodemus Atle Basili Hhando (1971.07.03 – 1997.03.07)
- Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap. (1999.02.09 – 2005.01.15), appointed Bishop of Dodoma
- Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. (2006.04.22 - 2014.06.11), appointed Archbishop of Dodoma
- Antony Gaspar Lagwen (since 2018.05.22)^[1]