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Tanzania

Also known as: Tansania (Deutsch), la Tanzanie (français), Tanzania (español, Italiano, polski, latine), Tanzânia (Português), 坦桑尼亞 (正體中文), タンザニア (日本語)

By Type (35)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (7)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (28)


By Rite

Roman Rite (35): Arusha, Bukoba, Bunda, Dar-es-Salaam, Dodoma, Geita, Ifakara, Iringa, Kahama, Kayanga, Kigoma, Kondoa, Lindi, Mafinga, Mahenge, Mbeya, Mbinga, Mbulu, Morogoro, Moshi, Mpanda, Mtwara, Musoma, Mwanza, Njombe, Rulenge–Ngara, Same, Shinyanga, Singida, Songea, Sumbawanga, Tabora, Tanga, Tunduru–Masasi, Zanzibar


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Apostolic Nunciature: Tanzania Archbishop Angelo Accattino (58)

Conference of Bishops: Tanzania Episcopal Conference (T.E.C.) Bishop Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap. (59)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.) Bishop Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde (56)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (64)

CardinalsCardinals (1 elector/2 total)

Cardinal Polycarp Pengo (80)Polycarp Pengo (80)

Cardinal Protase Rugambwa (64)Protase Rugambwa (64)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (39)

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Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception

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Geography

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Capital: Dodoma

Area: 885,800 km²

Population: 53,950,935

Former Name: German East Africa / Tanganyika and Zanzibar

Neighbouring Countries: Malawi Malawi, ↙ Zambia Zambia, ← Congo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa, ↖ Burundi Burundi, ↖ Rwanda Rwanda, ↑ Uganda Uganda, ↗ Kenya Kenya, ↓ Mozambique Mozambique

Cultural Summary

Religions: Christian 61.4%, Muslim 35.2%, folk religion 1.8%, other 0.2%, unaffiliated 1.4%

Languages: Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages

Ethnic Groups: mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African

Motto: Uhuru na Umoja (Swahili) (Freedom and Unity)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 883,749 km²

Catholic Population: 18,076,000 Catholics (30.4% of 59,442,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 1,281 parishes, 4,915 mission stations (67 with resident priest, 4,848 without resident priest), 381 other centres

Clergy: 42 bishops (31 diocesan, 11 titular), 3,201 priests (2,177 diocesan, 1,024 religious), 3 permanent deacons (religious)

Non-Clergy: 14,727 religious (898 brothers, 13,829 sisters), 63 members of secular institutes (sisters), 2,463 major seminarians, 509 missionaries, 17,237 catechists

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Last updated on 2024.12.16

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