Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi

Roman Catholic diocese in Tanzania, Africa

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Diocese of Moshi Dioecesis Moshiensis

Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Arusha
Statistics
Area	5,029 km² (1,942 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 881,376 575,249 (65.3%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Christ the King Cathedral, Moshi
Patron saint	Christ The King
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi (Latin: Dioecesis Moshiensis) is a diocese located in the town of Moshi in the ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania. The Diocese stretches along the slopes and low plains of volcanic mountain Kilimanjaro, covering an area of 5,029 sq Km. The Diocese of Moshi was officially inaugurated on March 25, 1953.^[1]

History

September 13, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kilima-Njaro from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bagamoyo
March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Moshi

Special churches

The Cathedral is Christ the King Cathedral in Moshi.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Kilima-Njaro (Roman rite)
- Bishop Marie-Joseph-Aloys Munsch, C.S.Sp. (1910.09.13 – 1922.01.16)
- Bishop Henry Aloysius (Enrico) Gogarty, C.S.Sp. (1923.11.28 – 1931.12.08)
- Bishop Joseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. (1932.11.29 – 1953.03.25); see below
Bishops of Moshi (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. (1953.03.25 – 1959.05.15); see above
- Bishop Joseph Kilasara, C.S.Sp. (1960.01.12 – 1966.11.03)
- Bishop Joseph Sipendi (1968.01.11 – 1985.04.29)
- Bishop Amedeus Msarikie (1986.03.21 – 2007.11.21)
- Bishop Isaac Amani Massawe (2007.11.21 - 2017.12.27), appointed Archbishop of Arusha
- Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS (2019.12.02 - )