Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpanda

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Diocese of Mpanda

Dioecesis Mpandensis
Location
CountryTanzania
Metropolitan Tabora
Statistics
Area46,346 km2 (17,894 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
423,869
266,016 (62.8%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa, elect

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpanda (Latin : Dioecesis Mpandensis) is a diocese located in Mpanda in the ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.

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History

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Mpanda.

Leadership

See also

Sources

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