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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya

Catholic archdiocese in Tanzania

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Archdiocese of Mbeya Archdioecesis Mbeyaënsis

Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Mbeya
Statistics
Area	60,348 km² (23,300 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2018) 2,783,000 548,000 (19.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya (Latin: Archedioecesis Mbeyaënsis) is an archdiocese located in Mbeya in Tanzania.

History

July 18, 1932: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Tukuyu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika
March 29, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Tukuyu
July 14, 1949: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Mbeya
March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mbeya (in the ecclesiastical province of Songea)
December 21, 2018: Promoted as Archdiocese of Mbeya

Leadership

Ecclesiastical Superior of Tukuyu (Roman rite)
- Fr. Max Theodor Franz Donders, M. Afr. (1932.11.11 – 1938)
Prefects Apostolic of Tukuyu (Roman rite)
- Fr. Ludovico Haag, M. Afr. (1938.04.08 – 1947)
- Fr. Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (1947 – 1949.07.14 see below)
Vicars Apostolic of Mbeya (Roman rite)
- Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (see above 1949.07.14 – 1953.03.25 see below)
Bishops of Mbeya (Roman rite)
- Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1964.12.10)
- Bishop James Dominic Sangu (1966.05.03 – 1996.11.28)
- Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. (1996.11.08 - 2018.11.21)
Archbishops of Mbeya
- Archbishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga (since 2018.12.21)