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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bagamoyo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagamoyo () is a diocese located in the city of Bagamoyo in the ecclesiastical province of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. History * March 7, 2025: Established as Diocese of Bagamoyo from Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam and Diocese of Morogoro Leadership * Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba (2025.03.07 - present) See also *Roman Catholicism in Tanzania References External links GCatholic.org Bagamoyo Bagamoyo (''Mji wa Bagamoyo'', in Swahili) is a historic coastal town and capital of Bagamoyo District in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. Much of the settlement was founded at the end of the 18th century, though it is an extension of a much old ... Christian organizations established in 2025 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Bagamoyo, Roman Catholic Diocese of {{RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Dar-es-Salaam
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam () is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Cathedral. The Archdiocese has been led by Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi since 15 August 2019. History * It was erected as the ''Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Zanguebar'' by Pope Leo XIII on November 16, 1897, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar. * It was promoted to ''Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Zanguebar'' on September 15, 1902. It was renamed by Pope Pius X as the ''Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam'' on August 10, 1906. * Lost territories on November 12, 1913 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi and again on March 3, 1922 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Iringa * Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Pius XII on March 25, 1953 * Lost territories on April 21, 1964 to establish Diocese of Mahen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Church
The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' churches in full communion with the pope; the other 23 are collectively referred to as the Eastern Catholic Churches, and they have approximately 18 million members combined. The Latin Church is directly headed by the pope in his role as the bishop of Rome, whose ''cathedra'' as a bishop is located in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy. The Latin Church both developed within and strongly influenced Western culture; as such, it is sometimes called the Western Church (), which is reflected in one of the pope's traditional titles in some eras and contexts, the Patriarch of the West. It is also known as the Roman Church (), the Latin Catholic Church, and in some contexts as the Roman Catholic (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephano Lameck Musomba
Stephano Lameck Musomba (Order of Saint Augustine, O.S.A.), (born on 25 September 1969), is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the newly-created Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagamoyo, Tanzania since March 2025. Before that, from July 2021 until March 2025, he was Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam. He concurrently served as Titular Bishop of :es:Perdices (Soria), Perdices. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 7 July 2021. He was consecrated and installed at Dar es Salaam on 21 September 2021. On 7 March 2025, The Holy Father Francis appointed him as the pioneer bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bagamoyo, a new diocese that the Pope created that same day. Background and education He was born on 25 September 1969 in Malonji Village, Ulenje, Ulenje Ward, Mbeya Rural District, Mbeya Region, Diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania. He studied philosophy and theology at the Jordan University College of Morogoro. He also holds a Licentiate (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the Roman diocese, diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek language, Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into Roman diocese, dioceses based on the Roman diocese, civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the Roman province, provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's State church of the Roman Empire, official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine the Great, Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagamoyo
Bagamoyo (''Mji wa Bagamoyo'', in Swahili) is a historic coastal town and capital of Bagamoyo District in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. Much of the settlement was founded at the end of the 18th century, though it is an extension of a much older (8th century) Swahili settlement, Kaole. It was chosen as the capital of German East Africa by the German colonial administration and it became one of the most important trading ports for the Germans along the East African coast along the west of the Indian Ocean in the late 19th and early 20th century. Bagamoyo lies north of Dar-es-Salaam on the coast of the Zanzibar Channel, across from the island of Zanzibar. The town hosts Bagamoyo Historic Town, that is a National Historic Site of Tanzania. In 2011, the town had 82,578 inhabitants. Etymology In Kiswahili, Bagamoyo's name translates to "take a load off your heart." Your load is supposed to be lifted by the words in order to help you feel at peace. This is a reference to Bagamoy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consists of several dioceses (or eparchies), one of them being the archdiocese (or archeparchy), headed by a metropolitan bishop or archbishop who has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over all other bishops of the province. In the Greco-Roman world, ''ecclesia'' (; ) was used to refer to a lawful assembly, or a called legislative body. As early as Pythagoras, the word took on the additional meaning of a community with shared beliefs. This is the meaning taken in the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures (the Septuagint), and later adopted by the Christian community to refer to the assembly of believers. In the history of Western world (sometimes more precisely as Greco-Roman world) adopted by the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. According to a 2024 estimate, Tanzania has a population of around 67.5 million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania. In the Stone and Bronze Age, prehistoric migrations into Tanzania included South Cushitic languages, Southern Cushitic speakers similar to modern day Iraqw people who moved south from present-day Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago; and the Southern Nilotic languages, Southern Nilotes, including the Datooga people, Datoog, who originated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Morogoro
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro () is a diocese located in the city of Morogoro in the ecclesiastical province of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. History * May 11, 1906: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Zanguebar from the Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar * December 21, 1906: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo * March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Morogoro Leadership * Vicars Apostolic of Bagamoyo (Roman rite) ** Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. (1906.07.25 – 1923.05.19), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Cameroun ** Bishop Bartholomew Stanley Wilson, C.S.Sp. (1924.01.09 – 1933.05.23), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone ** Bishop Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. (1934.02.26 – 1953.03.25 ''see below'') * Bishops of Morogoro (Roman rite) ** Bishop Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. (''see above'' 1953.03.25 – 1954.08.11) ** Bishop Herman Jan van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. (1954.07.18 – 1966.12.15) ** Bishop Adriani Mkoba (1966.12.15 – 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholicism In Tanzania
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 23 million Catholics in the country, nearly one third of the total population. Ecclesial structure There are 34 dioceses, including 7 archdioceses: *The Ecclesiastical Province of Arusha: **Arusha ** Mbulu ** Moshi ** Same *The Ecclesiastical Province of Dar-es-Salaam: **Dar-es-Salaam ** Ifakara ** Mahenge ** Morogoro ** Tanga ** Zanzibar *The Ecclesiastical Province of Dodoma: ** Dodoma ** Kondoa **Singida *The Ecclesiastical Province of Mbeya: ** Mbeya ** Iringa ** Sumbawanga ** Mafinga *The Ecclesiastical Province of Mwanza: **Mwanza ** Bukoba ** Bunda ** Geita ** Kayanga ** Musoma ** Rulenge-Ngara ** Shinyanga *The Ecclesiastical Province of Songea: **Songea ** Lindi ** Mbinga ** Mtwara ** Njombe ** Tunduru–Masasi *The Ecclesiastical Province of Tabora: **Tabora ** Kahama ** Kigoma ** Mpanda References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Dioceses In Tanzania
{{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania is composed of 7 ecclesiastical provinces and 28 suffragan dioceses. List of dioceses Episcopal Conference of Tanzania Ecclesiastical Province of Arusha *Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha, Archdiocese of Arusha **Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbulu, Diocese of Mbulu **Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi, Diocese of Moshi **Roman Catholic Diocese of Same, Diocese of Same Ecclesiastical Province of Dar-es-Salaam *Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam **Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro, Diocese of Morogoro **Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga, Diocese of Tanga **Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar, Diocese of Zanzibar **Roman Catholic Diocese of Ifakara, Diocese of Ifakara **Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge, Diocese of Mahenge Ecclesiastical Province of Dodoma *Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dodoma, Archdiocese of Dodoma **Roman Catholic Diocese of Kondoa, Diocese of Kondoa **Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Organizations Established In 2025
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title (), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' () (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.3 billion Christians around the world, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, about 26% live in Europe, 24% live in sub-Saharan Africa, ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Dioceses And Prelatures Established In The 20th Century
Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of Roman civilization * Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter written by Paul, found in the New Testament of the Christian Bible * Ar-Rum (), the 30th sura of the Quran. Roman or Romans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Romans (band), a Japanese pop group * ''Roman'' (album), by Sound Horizon, 2006 * ''Roman'' (EP), by Teen Top, 2011 *" Roman (My Dear Boy)", a 2004 single by Morning Musume Film and television * Film Roman, an American animation studio * ''Roman'' (film), a 2006 American suspense-horror film * ''Romans'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam comedy film * ''Romans'' (2017 film), a British drama film * ''The Romans'' (''Doctor Who''), a serial in British TV series People * Roman (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters * Roman (sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
