Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Shinyanga
latin=Dioecesis Shinyangaensis
country=Tanzania
metropolitan=Mwanza
rite=Latin Rite
area= 30,000
population= 2,001,893
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 284,590
catholics_percent= 14.2
bishop=Aloysius Balina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga ( _la. Shinyangaën(sis)) is a diocese located in Shinyanga in the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
History
* June 24, 1950: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Maswa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Musoma-Maswa
* March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Maswa
* August 9, 1956: Renamed as Diocese of Shinyanga
Leadership
* Bishops of Shinyanga (Roman rite)
** Bishop Aloysius Balina (since 1997.08.08)
** Bishop Castor Sekwa (1975.01.30 – 1996.06.04)
** Bishop Edward Aloysius McGurkin, M.M. (1956.07.04 – 1975.01.30)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/shin0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dshin.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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