Diocese of

Ifakara

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Ifakara / Ifakaren(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Dar-es-Salaam

Neighbouring Dioceses: Iringa (←), Morogoro (↗), Lindi (↘), Mahenge (↓)

2012.01.14: Established as Diocese of Ifakara / Ifakaren(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Mahenge and became suffragan of Dar-es-Salaam)

Bishop (2012.01.14 – ...):

Bishop Salutaris Melchior Libena (62)

Bishops of Ifakara (Roman Rite)

Bishop Salutaris Melchior Libena (62)
(2012.01.14 – ...)

Bishop of Ifakara (Tanzania)

Priest of Mahenge (Tanzania) (1991.06.29 – 2010.01.28)

Titular Bishop of Sutunurca (2010.01.28 – 2012.01.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) (2010.01.28 – 2012.01.14)

Bishop of Ifakara (Tanzania) (2012.01.14 – ...)

Iringa (←), Morogoro (↗), Lindi (↘), Mahenge (↓)

Area: 14,918 km²

Population: 373,890 Catholics (77.4% of 483,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes

Personnel: 61 priests (39 diocesan, 22 religious), 312 religious (47 brothers, 265 sisters), 19 seminarians

Last updated on 2026.03.30