Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam Archidioecesis Dar-es-Salaam | |
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Location | |
Country | Tanzania |
Territory | Dar-es-Salaam |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | November 16, 1897 |
Cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph the Worker |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi |
Bishops emeritus | Polycarp Pengo |
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Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics:
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