Diocese of Singida, Tanzania

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Singida / Singidaën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Dodoma

1972.03.25: Established as Diocese of Singida / Singidaën(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tabora, Diocese of Dodoma, Diocese of Mbeya and Diocese of Mbulu and became suffragan of Tabora)
2014.11.06: Became suffragan of Dodoma

Bishop (2015.04.28 – ...):

Bishop Edward Elias Mapunda (59)

Bishops of Singida (Roman Rite)

Bishop Edward Elias Mapunda (59)
(2015.04.28 – ...)

Bishop of Singida (Tanzania)

Priest of Singida (Tanzania) (1997.11.23 – 2015.04.28)

Bishop of Singida (Tanzania) (2015.04.28 – ...)

Bishop Desiderius Rwoma (76)
(Apostolic Administrator 2013.01.15 – 2015.04.28)

Bishop Desiderius Rwoma (76)
(1999.04.19 – 2013.01.15)

Bishop emeritus of Bukoba (Tanzania)

Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania) (1974.07.28 – 1999.04.19)

Bishop of Singida (Tanzania) (1999.04.19 – 2013.01.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Singida (Tanzania) (2013.01.15 – 2015.04.28)

Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania) (2013.01.15 – 2022.10.01)

Bishop Bernard Mabula
(1972.03.25 – 1999.04.19)

Titular Bishop of Fidoloma (1969.01.09 – 1972.03.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora (Tanzania) (1969.01.09 – 1972.03.25)

Bishop of Singida (Tanzania) (1972.03.25 – 1999.04.19)

Mpanda (↙), Tabora (←), Shinyanga (↖), Mbulu (↗), Kondoa (→), Mbeya (↓)

Area: 49,345 km²

Population: 181,576 Catholics (9.3% of 1,956,420 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes

Personnel: 100 priests (67 diocesan, 33 religious), 442 religious (52 brothers, 390 sisters), 46 seminarians