Suffragan diocese Mbulu, Tanzania
Diocese of Mbulu
Mbuluen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in Mbulu, Tanzania, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1943 and promoted to a diocese on March 25, 1953. It is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Arusha.
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- Established
- 1953
- Catholics
- 242,698
- Priests
- 123
- Territory
- 16,057 km²
Parishes and churches
50 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Dongobesh Parish (Virgin Mary)Mbulu · CathedralView parish
- Ayalagay Parish (St. Andrew Apostle)BabatiView parish
- Babati Parish (Holy Spirit)BabatiView parish
- Balangdalalu Parish (St. John II)KateshView parish
- Bashanet Parish (Sacred Heart of Jesus)BabatiView parish
- Bashay Lambo Parish (Holy Spirit)KaratuView parish
- Bashay Parish (St. Theresa of the Child Jesus)MbuluView parish
- Bassodawish Parish (St. Theresa of the Child Jesus)KaratuView parish
- Bassotu Parish (Virgin Mary of Bethlehem)KateshView parish
- Boay Parish (St. Patrick)BabatiView parish
- Dareda Parish (Christ the King)BabatiView parish
- Dawdi Parish (St. Francis of Assisi)MbuluView parish
- Endabash Parish (St. Cyril of Jerusalem)KaratuView parish
- Endamarariek Parish (St. Steven)KaratuView parish
- Endasak Parish (St. Benedict Abbot)KateshView parish
- Galapo Parish (Mary of Sorrows)BabatiView parish
- Giting Parish (Martyrs of Uganda)KateshView parish
- Gunyoda Parish (St. Jude Tadeus)MbuluView parish
- Gyekrum Lambo Parish (St. Jacob the Apostle)KaratuView parish
- Haydarer Parish (Holy Trinity)MbuluView parish
- Haydom Parish (St. Jude Thadeus)MbuluView parish
- Himit Parish (St. John the Apostle)BabatiView parish
- Kambi ya Simba Parish (St. Lazarus)KaratuView parish
- Karatu Parish (Queen of Apostles)KaratuView parish
- Kaynam Parish (St. Patrick)MbuluView parish
- Kaynam Rhotia Parish (St. Peter and Paul Apostles)KaratuView parish
- Kilimamoja Parish (St. Albert the Great)KaratuView parish
- Kiru Parish (Holy Family)BabatiView parish
- Kitete Parish (St. Brendan)KaratuView parish
- Kwermusl Parish (St. Joseph)MbuluView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Anthony Lagwen
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The cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary stands in Mbulu, 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
The Tanzanian town of Mbulu is the seat of a Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Mbuluensis) within the ecclesiastical province of Arusha. The bishop's seat is the Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary. By 2025, the Catholic share of the population had risen to 55%.