Roman Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara

Roman Catholic diocese in Tanzania, Africa

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Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara Dioecesis Rulengensis–Ngarensis

Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Mwanza
Statistics
Area	20,720 km² (8,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,171,209 595,773 (50.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Severine Niwemugizi

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.

History

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

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)
- Bishop Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. (see above 1960.06.21 – 1969.05.30)
- Bishop Christopher Mwoleka (1969.06.26 – 1996.11.08)
- Bishop Severine Niwemugizi (1996.11.08 - 2008.08.14 see below)
Bishops of Rulenge–Ngara (Roman rite)
- Bishop Severine Niwemugizi (see above since 2008.08.14)

Auxiliary Bishop

Christopher Mwoleka (1969), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. (priest here, 1950-1961), appointed auxiliary bishop of Bukoba in 1961 (professed in O.S.B. in 1984)
Protase Rugambwa, appointed Bishop of Kigoma in 2008, Archbishop in 2012, Cardinal and Archbishop of Tabora in 2023