Diocese of

Singida

Tanzania Tanzania

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Singida / SingidaΓ«n(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Dodoma

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.04.28 – ...):Bishop Edward Elias Mapunda (60)Bishop Edward Elias Mapunda (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Singida (Roman Rite)

Bishop Edward Elias Mapunda (60)Bishop Edward Elias Mapunda (60)
(2015.04.28 – ...)

Bishop of Singida (Tanzania)

Unitas et amore / Umoja na mapendo

Born:1964.09.30 (Mango, Tanzania)
Ordained Priest:1997.11.23
Consecrated Bishop:2015.07.05

Priest of Singida (Tanzania) (1997.11.23 – 2015.04.28)

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

Bishop Desiderius Rwoma (77)Bishop Desiderius Rwoma (77)
(Apostolic Administrator 2013.01.15 – 2015.04.28)

Bishop Desiderius Rwoma (77)Bishop Desiderius Rwoma (77)
(1999.04.19 – 2013.01.15)

Bishop emeritus of Bukoba (Tanzania)

Fidelitas et humilitas

Born:1947.05.08 (Ilogero, Tanzania)
Ordained Priest:1974.07.28
Consecrated Bishop:1999.07.11

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)

Born:1920 (Tanzania)
Ordained Priest:1952.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:1969.05.04
Died:2007.02.24 († 86)

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)

Special Churches

Mpanda (↙), Tabora (←), Shinyanga (β†–), Mbulu (β†—), Kondoa (β†’), Mbeya (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 49,345 kmΒ²

Population: 199,620 Catholics (9.9% of 2,008,058 total)

Pastoral Centres: 30 parishes

Personnel: 88 priests (62 diocesan, 26 religious), 406 religious (45 brothers, 361 sisters), 55 seminarians

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Last updated on 2025.01.03

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