The Catholic Church in Tanzania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are more than 12 million Catholics in the country, about a quarter of the total population.[1] history of the church
Ecclesial structure edit
There are 34 dioceses, including 7 archdioceses:
- The Ecclesiastical Province of Arusha:
- The Ecclesiastical Province of Dar-es-Salaam:
- The Ecclesiastical Province of Dodoma:
- The Ecclesiastical Province of Mbeya:
- The Ecclesiastical Province of Mwanza:
- The Ecclesiastical Province of Songea:
- The Ecclesiastical Province of Tabora:
References edit
- ^ . March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093021/http://www.pewforum.org/files/2010/04/sub-saharan-africa-chapter-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
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External links edit
- "country/tz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- Catholic Church in Tanzania: Facts and Figures, Netzwerk Africa, viewed on 5 January 2009
- Website of Tanzanian Episcopal Conference T.E.C. (English)
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