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Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar

Coordinates: 6°09′46″S 39°11′20″E / 6.1628°S 39.1888°E / -6.1628; 39.1888
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Diocese of Zanzibar

Dioecesis Zanzibarensis
Location
CountryTanzania
Ecclesiastical provinceDar-es-Salaam
Statistics
Area2,332 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
990,900
9,900 (1.0%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAugustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp.

The Diocese of Zanzibar (Latin: Dioecesis Zanzibarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam.

The diocese’s cathedral is St. Joseph's Cathedral located in the episcopal see of Zanzibar.

History

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St. Joseph's Cathedral in Zanzibar

Ordinaries

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Apostolic Prefects of Zanguebar
Apostolic Vicars of Zanguebar
Apostolic Vicars of Northern Zanguebar
Apostolic Vicars of Zanzibar
Suppressed (1953 - 1964)
Apostolic Administrators of Zanzibar and Pemba
Suffragan Bishops of Zanzibar

See also

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6°09′46″S 39°11′20″E / 6.1628°S 39.1888°E / -6.1628; 39.1888