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Suffragan diocese Iringa, Tanzania

Diocese of Iringa

Iringaën(sis)

The Diocese of Iringa is a Latin Church diocese in Tanzania, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Mbeya. Bishop Romanus Elamu Mihalie was appointed in January 2025 and installed in April 2025, succeeding the retired Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Kihesa Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Iringa, Tanzania.

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Established
1922
Catholics
588,438
Priests
99
Territory
43,318 km²

Parishes and churches

33 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Romanus Elamu Mihali
Born
10 June 1969
Birthplace
Itulituli

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The cathedral

Kihesa Sacred Heart Cathedral stands in Iringa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Iringa in Tanzania is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iringa (Latin: Dioecesis Iringaënsis), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Mbeya.