Archdiocese of Dodoma

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dodoma () is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania located in the city of Dodoma.

History

• January 28, 1935: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dodoma from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo, Apostolic Prefecture of Iringa and Apostolic Vicariate of Kilima-Njaro
• May 10, 1951: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Dodoma
• March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Dodoma
• November 6, 2014: Promoted as Archdiocese of Dodoma

Special churches

The cathedral church is St. Paul of the Cross in Dodoma.

Bishops

• Prefect Apostolic of Dodoma (Roman rite)
• Fr. Stanislao dell’Addolorata, CP (1937.06.16 – 1941)
• Vicar Apostolic of Dodoma (Roman rite)
• Bishop Anthony Jeremiah Pesce, CP (1951.05.10 – 1953.03.25 see below)
• Bishops of Dodoma (Roman rite)
• Bishop Anthony Jeremiah Pesce, CP (see above 1953.03.25 – 1971.12.20)
• Bishop Matthias Joseph Isuja (1972.06.26 – 2005.01.15)
• Bishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, OFMCap (2005.01.15 - 2010.11.10), appointed Archbishop of Mwanza
• Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga (2011.03.19 - 2014.02.17), appointed Bishop of Mpanda
• Archbishops of Dodoma (Roman rite)
• Archbishop Beatus Kinyaiya, OFMCap (2014.11.06 -)

Auxiliary bishops of Dodoma

• Wilbroad Henry Kibozi (Since 12 February 2024)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa, appointed Bishop of Kondoa in 2011

Suffragan Dioceses

• Diocese of Kondoa
• Diocese of Singida

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

References

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy