Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha
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Archdiocese of Arusha Archidioecesis Arusha | |
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Location | |
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Territory | Arusha |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Arusha |
Headquarters | St Theresa's Metropolitan Cathedral (Arusha) |
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 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Isaac Amani Massawe |
Auxiliary Bishops | Prosper Balthazar Lyimo |
Bishops emeritus | Josaphat Louis Lebulu |
Website | |
www.arushaarchdiocesea.com |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha (Latin: Archidioecesis Arushaënsis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania.
History
- March 1, 1963: Established as Diocese of Arusha from the Diocese of Moshi
- March 16, 1999: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arusha
Special churches
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The seat of the archbishop is St. Theresa’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Arusha.
Bishops
- Bishops of Arusha (Roman rite)
- Bishop Dennis Vincent Durning, C.S.Sp. (1963.03.01 – 1989.03.06)
- Bishop Fortunatus M. Lukanima (1989.03.06 – 1998.07.20)
- Bishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu (1998.11.28 – 1999.03.16); see below
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Arusha (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu (1999.03.16 - 2017.12.27); see above
- Archbishop Isaac Amani Massawe (2017.12.27 - )
Auxiliary Bishop
- Prosper Balthazar Lyimo (2014-)