Metropolitan see Mbeya, Tanzania
Archdiocese of Mbeya
Mbeyaën(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in Mbeya, Tanzania, elevated from a diocese to an archdiocese on December 21, 2018, with Gervas Nyaisonga as its first metropolitan archbishop. Its suffragans include Iringa, Sumbawanga, and Mafinga.
On the map
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- Established
- 1966
- Catholics
- 548,000
- Priests
- 102
- Territory
- 60,348 km²
Parishes and churches
71 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Mbeya ParishMbeya · CathedralView parish
- Bara ParishBaraView parish
- Butonga ParishButongaView parish
- Chitete ParishChiteteView parish
- Chombe ParishChombeView parish
- Chunya ParishChunyaView parish
- Galula ParishGalulaView parish
- Gua ParishGuaView parish
- Hali ya Hewa ParishHali ya HewaView parish
- Idiwili ParishIdiwiliView parish
- Igamba ParishIgambaView parish
- Igogwe ParishIgogweView parish
- Igoma ParishIgomaView parish
- Igurusi ParishIgurusiView parish
- Ikumbilo ParishIkumbiloView parish
- Ilembo ParishIlemboView parish
- Ilomba ParishIlombaView parish
- Ilungu ParishIlunguView parish
- Inyala ParishInyalaView parish
- Ipinda ParishIpindaView parish
- Ipoka ParishIpokaView parish
- Irambo ParishIramboView parish
- Isangawana ParishIsangawanaView parish
- Isyesye ParishIsyesyeView parish
- Itaka ParishItakaView parish
- Itumba ParishItumbaView parish
- Ivuna ParishIvunaView parish
- Ivwanga ParishIvwangaView parish
- Iwala ParishIwalaView parish
- Iwambi ParishIwambiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga
- Born
- 3 November 1966
- Birthplace
- Bunda
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Christ the King Cathedral stands in Mbeya, 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.
This see in the wire
Stories that name this see
The wire's resolver matched this see in the text of each story.
- Archbishop Nyaisonga aims to promote unity in Eastern Africa
- Archbishop Nyaisonga promises prayers for Eastern Africa's youth
- AMECEA Chairman Urges Youths to Keep Faith
Filed by our own wire from published sources. Read the wire.