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.
- Madunga Parish (Mother of the Redeemer)BabatiView parish
- Magugu Parish (St. Joseph the Worker)BabatiView parish
- Maisaka Parish (Holy Trinity)BabatiView parish
- Mandi Parish (St. Josaphat)BabatiView parish
- Mang'ola Chani Parish (St. Jude Thadeus)KaratuView parish
- Maqangw Parish (St. Peter the Apostle)MbuluView parish
- Masakta Parish (Holy Trinity)BabatiView parish
- Mbugwe Parish (St. Peter and Paul Apostles)BabatiView parish
- Measkron Parish (St. Theresa of the Child Jesus)KateshView parish
- Nangwa Parish (St. Vincent Pallotti)KateshView parish
- Oldeani Parish (St. Vincent Pallotti)KaratuView parish
- Orbesh Parish (Holy Spirit)BabatiView parish
- Qairo Parish (St. Joseph the Worker)KateshView parish
- Qamey Parish (St. Theresa of the Child Jesus)BabatiView parish
- Qatesh Parish (St. Augustine)KateshView parish
- Rhotia Parish (Queen of Rosary)KaratuView parish
- Riroda Parish (St. Andrew)BabatiView parish
- Sanu Cathedral Parish (Assumption)MbuluView parish
- Tlawi Parish (St. Mathias)MbuluView parish
- Tumati Parish (Ugandan Martyrs)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%.