The diocese of Kondoa (in Latin: Dioecesis Kondoaënsis) is a see of the Roman Catholic Church suffragan of the Archdiocese of Dodoma. In 2011 it counted 46,067 baptized among 541,345 inhabitants. Its current bishop is Bernardin Mfumbusa.
Diocese of Diocese of Kondoa Dioecesis Kondoaënsis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Territory | Kondoa District |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dodoma |
| Subdivisions | 9 parishes |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,210 km2 (5,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2011) 541,345 46,067 (8.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 12, 2011 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bernardin Mfumbusa |
Territory edit
The diocese corresponds to the Kondoa District, in Tanzania.
The see is located in the city of Kondoa, since 2011 and the construction of the cathedral of the Holy Spirit.
The territory is divided into 9 parishes.
History edit
The diocese was created on March 12, 2011 by the Papal bull Cum ad provehendam of Pope Benedict XVI, taking territories from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodoma.
Chronology of the bishops edit
- Bernardin Mfumbusa, since March 12, 2011
Statistics edit
The diocese counted 541,345 inhabitants at its creation, among whom 46,067 were baptized, which is 8.5%.
| Year | Population | Priests | Deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
| baptised | total | % | number | secular | regular | baptised per priest |
men | women | |||
| 2011 | 46.067 | 541.345 | 8,5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2.710 | 0 | 87 | 9 | |
External links edit
- The diocese on Catholic-hierarchy
- (in Italian) [permanent dead link] Creation of the diocese[permanent dead link]
- Bull Cum ad provehendam
