Roman Catholic Diocese of Kahama

Diocese of Kahama Dioecesis Kahamaënsis
Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Tabora
Statistics
Area	19,946 km^2 (7,701 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,139,933 112,579 (9.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Christopher Ndizeye Nkoronko

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kahama (Latin: Dioecesis Kahamaënsis) is a diocese located in Kahama in the ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.

History

• November 11, 1983: Established as Diocese of Kahama from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tabora

Leadership

• Bishops of Kahama (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Matthew Shija (November 11, 1983 – April 24, 2001)
  • Bishop Ludovic Minde, O.S.S. (April 24, 2001 – December 2, 2019), appointed Bishop of Moshi
  • Bishop Christopher Ndizeye Nkoronko (since June 23, 2022)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy Information

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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