Suffragan diocese Mtwara, Tanzania
Diocese of Mtwara
Mtuaran(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Mtwara is a Latin rite suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of Songea, Tanzania. It traces to a 1931 territorial abbacy and was established as a diocese in 1972.
On the map
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- Established
- 1972
- Catholics
- 62,273
- Priests
- 50
- Territory
- 7,780 km²
Parishes and churches
18 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Chigugu ParishNdandaView parish
- Chihangu ParishNewalaView parish
- Chikundi ParishNdandaView parish
- Kitangali ParishNewalaView parish
- Luagala ParishMtwaraView parish
- Mahurunga ParishMtwaraView parish
- Mikindani ParishMikindaniView parish
- Mtwara Magomeni ParishMtwaraView parish
- Mtwara – All Saints ParishMtwaraView parish
- Mtwara – St. Paul ParishMtwaraView parish
- Namombwe ParishNewalaView parish
- Nangoo ParishNdandaView parish
- Nanyamba ParishMtwaraView parish
- Ndanda ParishNdandaView parish
- Newala ParishNewalaView parish
- Newala – St. Benedict ParishNewalaView parish
- Shangani West ParishMtwaraView parish
- Tandahimba ParishNewalaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Titus Joseph Mdoe
- Born
- 19 March 1961
- Birthplace
- Lushoto
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral de Todos los Santos stands in Mtwara, 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.