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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha (Latin: Archidioecesis Arushaënsis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical provinceofArushainTanzania.
Archdiocese of Arusha
Archidioecesis Arusha
Jimbo Kuu Katoliki la Arusha
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| Location | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Territory | Arusha |
| Ecclesiastical province | Arusha |
| Metropolitan | Arusha |
| Headquarters | St Theresa's Metropolitan Cathedral (Arusha) |
| Coordinates | 3°22′16.8″S 36°41′29.3″E / 3.371333°S 36.691472°E / -3.371333; 36.691472 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 67,340 km2 (26,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2018) 2,868,240 572,590 (20%%) |
| Parishes | 55 |
| Churches | 130 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 1, 1963 |
| Cathedral | St. Theresa’s Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus |
| Secular priests | 137(total) 58(diocesan) 79(religious) |
| Language | swahili |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Isaac Amani Massawe |
| Suffragans | Moshi Mbulu Same |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Prosper Balthazar Lyimo |
| Vicar General | Simon Tenges |
| Bishops emeritus | Josaphat Louis Lebulu |
| Website | |
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha is among 34 Dioceses of Catholic Church of Tanzania, which are practising Roman rite. According to history, evangelisation in Arusha started in July 15, 1926 when Holy Ghost Fathers Missionaries from Kilimanjaro were invited to visit Arusha. At that moment Arusha was the part of Kilimanjaro Vicariate. These priests arrived in Arusha and opened Mission in an area known as Mesopotamia.The Mission centre of Mesopotamia was developed slowly into a Parish, which is known as St Theresa of Child Jesus Parish.[1]
The seat of the archbishop is St. Theresa’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Arusha.