Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe
{{Short description|Diocese of the Catholic Church in Tanzania}}
{{Expand Italian|Diocesi di Njombe|date=February 2011}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Njombe
|latin = Dioecesis Niombena
|country = Tanzania
|metropolitan = Songea
|rite = Latin Rite
|area_km2 = 20,860
|population = 659,506
|population_as_of = 2004
|catholics = 258,446
|catholics_percent= 39.2
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = Eusebio Samwel Kyando
| apostolic_admin = John Chrisostom Ndimbo
}}
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Niombena}}) is a diocese located in Njombe in the ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
History
- February 16, 1968: Established as Diocese of Njombe from the Diocese of Iringa and Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho
Leadership
;Ordinaries
- Raymond Mwanyika (16 January 1971 – 8 June 2002)
- Alfred Leonhard Maluma (8 June 2002 – 6 April 2021)
- Eusebio Samwel Kyando (19 October 2023 – present)
;Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Castor Paul Msemwa, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi in 2004
- Norbert Wendelin Mtega, appointed Bishop of Iringa in 1985
See also
Sources
- [https://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/njom0.htm GCatholic.org]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnjom.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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Category:Christian organizations established in 1968
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Njombe, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Category:1968 establishments in Tanzania
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