The Roman Catholic Diocese of Musoma () is a

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located in

Musoma Musoma is a city in the east shore of Lake Victoria of Tanzania. It is the capital of Mara Region, one of the administrative Regions of Tanzania. It also serves as the administrative centre of Musoma Rural District and Musoma Urban District. L ...

in the

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 consist ...

Mwanza Mwanza City, also known as Rock City to the residents, is a port city and capital of Mwanza Region on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With an urban population of 1,104,521 and a population of 3,699,872 in the region ...

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History

* November 4, 1946: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Musoma-Maswa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mwanza * June 24, 1950: Demoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Musoma * July 5, 1957: Promoted as Diocese of Musoma * November 27, 2010: Territory lost to

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda () is a diocese located in Bunda Town in the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania. History * November 27, 2010: Established as Diocese of Bunda from the Archdiocese of Mwanza and the Diocese of Muso ...

Leadership

* Vicar Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. (1946.04.11 – 1950.06.25), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Mwanza * Prefect Apostolic of Musoma (Roman rite) ** Fr.

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, M.M. (1950 – 1957) *

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s of Musoma (Roman rite) ** Bishop

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, M.M. (1957.07.05 – 1979.01.12) ** Bishop

Anthony Petro Mayalla Anthony Peter Mayalla (25 April 1940 - 19 August 2009), also Anthony Petro Mayalla, was Tanzanian Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza. He was appointed archbishop of Mwanza on 18 November 1 ...

(1979.01.12 – 1987.11.18), appointed Archbishop of Mwanza ** Bishop

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(1988.10.25 – 2006.08.23) ** Bishop Michael George Mabuga Msonganzila (since 2007.11.10)

Sources

GCatholic.org

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