Diocese of

Lindi

Tanzania Tanzania

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Lindi / Lindien(sis)

Ecclesiastical Province: Songea

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.04.09 – ...):Bishop Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap. (59)Bishop Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap. (59)

President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference

Ordinaries

Bishops of Lindi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap. (59)Bishop Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap. (59)
(2022.04.09 – ...)

Bishop of Lindi (Tanzania)
President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference

Sitio / I thirst

Born:1965.07.06 (Karatu, Tanzania)
Ordained Priest:1999.09.01
Consecrated Bishop:2022.06.26

Bishop of Lindi (Tanzania) (2022.04.09 – ...)

President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (2024.06 – ...)

Bishop Bruno Pius Ngonyani (79)Bishop Bruno Pius Ngonyani (79)
(1990.10.06 – 2022.04.09)

Bishop emeritus of Lindi (Tanzania)

Born:1945.08.08 (Magaura, Tanzania)
Ordained Priest:1974.11.08
Consecrated Bishop:1991.01.06

Bishop of Lindi (Tanzania) (1990.10.06 – 2022.04.09)

Bishop Maurus Libaba
(1986.10.17 – 1988.03.03)

Born:1928.02.03 (Tanzania)
Ordained Priest:1962.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:1973.03.19
Died:1988.03.03 († 60)

Bishop of Mtwara (Tanzania) (1972.12.18 – 1986.10.17)

Bishop of Lindi (Tanzania) (1986.10.17 – 1988.03.03)

Special Churches

Tunduru–Masasi (↙), Songea (←), Mahenge (β†–), Ifakara (β†–), Dar-es-Salaam (↑), Mtwara (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 67,000 kmΒ²

Population: 147,580 Catholics (16.6% of 887,390 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes

Personnel: 33 priests (diocesan), 80 religious (1 brother, 79 sisters), 20 seminarians

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Last updated on 2025.01.27

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