Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza (Latin: Archidioecesis Mvanzaënsis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.
History
- 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan
- 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria–Nyanza
- April 10, 1929: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Mwanza
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mwanza
- November 18, 1987: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mwanza
- November 27, 2010: Territory lost to Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Epiphany in Mwanza.
Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Mwanza (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Juda Thaddeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M.Cap. (since 2010.11.10)
- Archbishop Anthony Mayala (1987.11.18 - 2009.8.20)
- Bishops of Mwanza (Roman rite)
- Bishop Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage (1966.01.15 – 1987.11.18)
- Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. (1953.03.25 – 1965.10.15)
- Vicars Apostolic of Mwanza (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. (1950.06.25 – 1953.03.25)
- Bishop Antoon Oomen, M. Afr. (1929.03.18 – 1950)