Suffragan diocese Iringa, Tanzania
Diocese of Iringa
Iringaën(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- Parokia ya UsolangaUsolangaView parish
- Parokia ya Vyuo VikuuIringaView parish
- Parokia ya WasaWasaView parish
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.