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Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro

Roman Catholic diocese in Tanzania, Africa

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro (Latin: Dioecesis Morogoroënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Morogoro in the ecclesiastical provinceofDar-es-SalaaminTanzania.

• May 11, 1906: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Zanguebar from the Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar
• December 21, 1906: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo
• March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Morogoro

• Vicars Apostolic of Bagamoyo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. (1906.07.25 – 1923.05.19), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Cameroun
  • Bishop Bartholomew Stanley Wilson, C.S.Sp. (1924.01.09 – 1933.05.23), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sierra Leone
  • Bishop Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. (1934.02.26 – 1953.03.25 see below)
• Bishops of Morogoro (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Bernardo Gerardo Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1954.08.11)
  • Bishop Herman Jan van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. (1954.07.18 – 1966.12.15)
  • Bishop Adriani Mkoba (1966.12.15 – 1992.11.06)
  • Bishop Telesphore Mkude (1993.04.05 – 2020.12.30)
  • Fr. Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe S.D.S. (2019.02.13 – 2021.05.31) Apostolic administrator sede plena^[1]
  • Bishop Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe S.D.S (2021.05.31 - present) ^[2]

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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