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The Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) is the conference of bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania. Founded in 1956, the Episcopal Conference was officially recognized by the government in 1957. It includes all the Catholic bishops of the country, ordinary, and auxiliary emeritus. Its headquarters is located in the capital Dar es Salaam. The statutes of the Conference were approved by the Holy See on January 8, 1980.
The TEC is a member of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
The TEC consists of the following institutions: the Plenary Assembly, the Permanent Council, the Secretary-General, eight departments, three research units, eight commissions. The authority and responsibility for managing the activities of TEC are granted Plenary Assembly, composed of all members, which meets once a year and is chaired by the President of the Conference. The management of the TEC is instead assigned to the Permanent Council, assisted by the Secretariat General. The Permanent Council is composed of the President of the Presiding Bishop of TEC and the Departments of TEC. The duties of the Secretary General are to organize the work of the Plenary Assembly, to implement its decisions, to liaise between the dioceses of the country.
The TEC is then composed of eight departments (finance, pastoral, health, charity, communications, lay apostolate, education and seminars, liturgy), three units (including the ecclesiastical charge of building) and eight Commissions (armed forces and prisons, Migrants, Theology, Canon Law, Justice and Peace, Ecumenism, Consecrated Life).
1969–1970: Placidus Nkalanga, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba
1970-1976: James Dominic Sangu, Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya
1976–1982: Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iringa, later Archbishop of Tabora
1982–1988: Anthony Mayala, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Musoma
1988–1994: Josaphat Louis Lebulu, Bishop of Arusha, later Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha
1994–2000: Justin Tetmu Samba, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Musoma
2000–2006: Severine Niwemugizi, Bishop of Rulenge-Ngara
2006–2012: Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza, later Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam
2012–2018: Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Iringa
2018 – 2024: Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya
2024 - present: Wolfgang Pisa, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lindi
The Catholic Church in Tanzania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Iringa is a diocese located in Iringa in the ecclesiastical province of Mbeya in Tanzania.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tanzania:
Anthony Peter Mayalla, also Anthony Petro Mayalla, was Tanzanian Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza. He was appointed archbishop of Mwanza on 18 November 1987. He previously served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Musoma between 1979 and 1987. He was appointed bishop on 12 January 1979 by Pope John Paul II. He died on 19 August 2009 aged 69 years.
St Mary's Mbeya Secondary School (SMMSS) is a school in Mbeya, Tanzania, located on the Tanzania-Zambia Highway.
The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) is the association of episcopal conferences of Eastern Africa and the coordinating body of the Catholic dioceses. The AMECEA was established in 1961, with Cardinal Archbishop of Lusaka Adam Kozlowiecki, SJ, its founding president. It is one of ten members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
Damian Denis Dallu is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea, Tanzania. He was appointed archbishop on 14 March 2014 by Pope Francis and was installed on 18 May 2014. Before that, he served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Geita, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop on 14 April 2000 by Pope John Paul II and was consecrated and installed on 30 July 2000.
The Tanzanian Championship is the second tier of league football in Tanzania. The league is made up of sixteen teams that play thirty rounds, home and away.The league was formed in 1930.
Wolfgang Pisa is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic church. A bishop of Lindi since 2022. Currently he is President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) following the election on 22 June 2024.
Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya since 2018. He was consecrated bishop on 2011. He previously served as Bishop of the diocese of Dodoma from 2011 until 2014. He then served as Bishop of the diocese of Mpanda from 2014 until 2018. He was President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference from 2018 to 2024. He was appointed bishop on 9 January 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI
Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who serves as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iringa. He was appointed Bishop of Iringa on 21 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II. Before that, he served as Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga, Tanzania from 14 November 1988 until 21 November 1992. The Holy Father appointed him bishop on 14 November 1988.
Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who serves as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbeya. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Mbeya on 9 March 2024 by Pope Francis. On the same day, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Minus.
Bishop Flavian Matindi Kassala is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Geita, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop of Geita on 28 April 2016 by Pope Francis.
Anthony Gaspar Lagwen is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbulu. He was appointed bishop of Mbulu on 22 May 2018 by Pope Francis.
Salutaris Melchior Libena is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ifakara. He was appointed bishop of Ifakara on 14 January 2012. Previously, he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Dar es Salaam from 28 January 2010 until 14 January 2012. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop on 28 January 2010.
Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpanda, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop of Mpanda on 13 May 2020. He previously worked as Auxiliary Bishop of Dar es Salaam from 2010 until 2020. He was appointed bishop on 28 January 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI.