Roman Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara
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Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara Dioecesis Rulengensis–Ngarensis | |
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| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Christopher Mwoleka (1969), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Protase Rugambwa: Ministry and collaboration in small Christian communities: ″Communities in Rulenge Diocese-Tanzania, a case study″. Theological dissertation, Pontificia Università Lateranense, Rome, 1998.
Sources
[edit]- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Website of the Catholic Diocese of Rulenge–Ngara Archived 2018-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
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