Suffragan diocese Moshi, Tanzania
Diocese of Moshi
Moshien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Moshi is a Latin Church diocese at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, established as a diocese on 25 March 1953 from an earlier apostolic vicariate (1910). It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Arusha and has been led by Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde since 2019.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1953
- Catholics
- 575,249
- Priests
- 243
- Territory
- 5,029 km²
Parishes and churches
90 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Langoni - St. Monica Parish ElectLangoniView parish
- Legho Parish - St. THERESA OF THE CHILD JESUSLeghoView parish
- Longuo Parish - ST. JOSEPH THE HUSBAND OF MARYLonguoView parish
- Lowerere Parish - Our Lady of HopeLowerereView parish
- Mabogini - ST. JUDE THADEUSMaboginiView parish
- Mahida Parish - THE SACRED HEART OF JESUSMahidaView parish
- Mandaka Parish - Our Lady of SorrowsMandakaView parish
- Mango Parish - THE HOLY SPIRITMangoView parish
- Manushi Parish - B.V.M QUEEN OF THE ROSARYManushiView parish
- Marangu - Makomu Parish: ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPOMaranguView parish
- Mashati Parish - ST. JOSEPH THE WORKERMashatiView parish
- Materuni Church - STS. PHILIP & JAMESMateruniView parish
- Maua Parish - SACRED HEART OF JESUSMauaView parish
- Mawella Parish - VISITATION OF THE B.V.M TO ELIZABETHMawellaView parish
- Mbahe-Arisi Parish : ST. ANTHONY OF PADUAMbaheView parish
- Mbokomu Parish : B.V.M OF FATIMAMbokomuView parish
- Mboni Parish - Presentation of the LordMboniView parish
- Mbosho Parish - Our Lady of Perpetual HelpMboshoView parish
- Mengwe Parish - ST. PETER CLAVERMengweView parish
- Mkuu Parish - ST. CATHERINE OF SIENAMkuuView parish
- Mnazi Parish Elect - The Holy Name of MaryMnaziView parish
- Mola Designated ParishMolaView parish
- Mrao Parish - ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLEMraoView parish
- Msitu wa Tembo Designated Parish : EMMANUEL, GOD WITH USMsitu wa TemboView parish
- Mtimhoo Parish - B.V.M QUEEN OF THE HOLY ROSARYMtimhooView parish
- Mweka Designated Parish - ST. AGNESMwekaView parish
- Naibili Parish -THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRISTNaibiliView parish
- Narumu Parish - ST. THERESA OF THE CHILD JESUSNarumuView parish
- Nayeme Parish Elect - The Resurrection of Our LordNayemeView parish
- Nekale Parish Elect -NekaleView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Ludovic Minde
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Christ the King Cathedral stands in Moshi, 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
Officially inaugurated on March 25, 1953, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi (Latin: Dioecesis Moshiensis) is seated in the town of Moshi within the ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania. Its territory stretches along the slopes and low plains of the volcanic mountain Kilimanjaro, covering an area of 5,029 sq Km.