The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of three "First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant, the other being the Conventuals (OFMConv). Franciscans reformed as Capuchins in 1525 with the purpose of regaining the original Habit (tunic) of St. Francis of Assisi and also for returning to a stricter observance of the rule established by Francis of Assisi in 1209.
Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel was the Bishop of Toronto from 1847 to 1860 and the only French and non-English priest to hold the post.
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lahore is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese in Punjab province, Pakistan.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbulu is a diocese located in the city of Mbulu in the ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania. The seat of the Bishop is the Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lindi is a diocese located in Lindi in the ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
John Dennis Corriveau is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served successively as the seventy-first Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and the sixth Bishop of Nelson.
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.
Bishop William Regis Fey, OFMCap was an American Roman Catholic prelate.
Samuel Oton Sidin is the Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop of Diocese of Sintang, being appointed in 2017.
Isaac Amani Massawe is the incumbent archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha in Tanzania.
Eugene Mattioli OFM Cap. is an Italian missionary, who was the longest serving Catholic missionary in Arabia and completed 60 years of service in the Vicariate and retired on 30 June 2018. He is one of the people credited with establishing the presence of the Catholic Church in the Arabian Peninsula.
Matthew Gregory Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap. is an American Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles since 2023. He is a member of the Capuchin Franciscans.
Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap. is a Catholic archbishop of Dodoma in Tanzania.
Franciscan Seminary Maua is a secondary school in Kilema, Moshi, Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania. Maua Seminary was established in 1970 by Capuchins Friars missionaries from Switzerland. Currently, it is owned and administered by The Capuchin Province of Tanzania.
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
Wilbroad Henry Kibozi is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who serves as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodoma. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Dodoma on 12 February 2024 by Pope Francis. On the same day, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Zallata.
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.
Eusebio Samwel Kyando is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop of Njombe on 19 October 2023 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.
