Diocese of Mahenge

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge () is a diocese located in the city of Mahenge in the ecclesiastical province of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.

History

• April 21, 1964: Established as Diocese of Mahenge from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam

Bishops

• Bishops of Mahenge (Roman rite)
• Bishop Elias Mchonde (1964.04.21 – 1969.06.13)
• Bishop Nikasius Kipengele (1970.06.25 – 1971.12.07)
• Bishop Patrick Iteka (1973.06.14 – 1993.08.22)
• Bishop Agapiti Ndorobo (since 1995.03.03)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Salutaris Melchior Libena, appointed auxiliary bishop of Dar-es-Salaam in 2010
• Filbert Felician Mhasi, appointed Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi in 2018

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy