Roman Catholic Diocese of Ifakara

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Diocese of Diocese of Ifakara

Dioecesis Ifakarensis
Location
CountryFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Territory Kilombero District
Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam
Statistics
Area14,245 km2 (5,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2012)
322,779
287,000 (88.9%)
Information
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 14, 2012
CathedralSaint Patrick's cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Salutaris Melchior Libena

The diocese of Ifakara (in Latin: Dioecesis Ifakarensis) is a see of the Roman Catholic Church suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam. In 2012, it counted 287,000 baptized people among a population of 322,779 inhabitants. Its current bishop is Salutaris Melchior Libena.

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Territory

The diocese corresponds to the Kilombero District in the Morogoro Region in Tanzania.

Its see is located in the city of Ifakara, where the cathedral of Saint Patrick stands.

The territory is divided into 18 parishes.

History

The diocese was created on January 14, 2012, by the Papal bull Nuper est petitum of Pope Benedict XVI, taking territories from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge.

Chronology of the bishops

Statistics

At the date of its creation, the Diocese had a population of 322,779 people among whom 287,800 were baptized, which is 88.9%.

YearPopulationPriestsDeaconsReligiousParishes
 baptisedtotal%numbersecularregularbaptised
per priest		 menwomen 
2012287.800322.77988,96242204.629319818

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