Diocese of

Mafinga

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Mafinga / Mafingen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Mbeya

2023.12.22: Established as Diocese of Mafinga / Mafingen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Iringa and became suffragan of Mbeya)

Bishop (2023.12.22 – ...):

Bishop Vincent Cosmas Mwagala (52)

Bishops of Mafinga (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vincent Cosmas Mwagala (52)
(2023.12.22 – ...)

Bishop of Mafinga (Tanzania)

Priest of Iringa (Tanzania) (2007.07.11 – 2023.12.22)

Bishop of Mafinga (Tanzania) (2023.12.22 – ...)

Mbeya (↙), Iringa (↑), Mahenge (→), Njombe (↓)

Area: 11,016 km²

Population: 236,299 Catholics (38.3% of 617,770 total)

Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes

Personnel: 41 priests (30 diocesan, 11 religious), 152 religious (16 brothers, 136 sisters), 52 seminarians

Last updated on 2026.01.23