Suffragan diocese Shinyanga, Tanzania
Diocese of Shinyanga
Shinyangaën(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Shinyanga is a Latin Church diocese in Tanzania, established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Maswa in 1950 and erected as a diocese in 1956. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mwanza and is led by Bishop Liberatus Sangu since 2015.
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- Established
- 1956
- Catholics
- 284,590
- Priests
- 63
- Territory
- 30,000 km²
Parishes and churches
25 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Ngokolo Cathedral Parish (Mater Misericordiae) (1991)Ngokolo Cathedral Parish · CathedralView parish
- Bariadi (St. John the Evangelist) (1984)BariadiView parish
- Bugisi (Mary Mother of God) (1959)BugisiView parish
- Buhangija (Mary Mediatrix of all Graces) (1949)BuhangijaView parish
- Busanda (Our Lady of Loudes) (1932)BusandaView parish
- Chamugasa (Our Lady of Fatima) (1960)ChamugasaView parish
- Gula (St. Francis Xavier) (1949)GulaView parish
- Ilumya (St. Jude Thaddeus) (1962)IlumyaView parish
- Kilulu (Holy Family) (1939)KiluluView parish
- Malampaka (Our Lady of Mercy) (1963)MalampakaView parish
- Malili (Christ the King) (1958)MaliliView parish
- Mipa (St. Joseph the Workers) (1959)MipaView parish
- Mwadui (Holy Cross) (1962)MwaduiView parish
- Ndoleleji (Mary Queen of Africa) (1962)NdolelejiView parish
- Ng’Wamapalala. (Queen of the World) (1959)Ng’Wamapalala.View parish
- Ng’Wanhuzi (St. Peter Apostle) (1974)Ng’WanhuziView parish
- Nkololo (St. Peter the Apostle) (2008)NkololoView parish
- Nyalikungu (Our Lady of Martyrs) (1962)NyalikunguView parish
- Old Maswa (St. Anne) (1962)Old MaswaView parish
- Parokia Teule NgulyatiNgulyatiView parish
- Salawe (Our Lady of Fatima) (1962)SalaweView parish
- Sayusayu (St. Michael Archangel) (1928)SayusayuView parish
- Shinyanga Secondary School (ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE) (1984)Shinyanga Secondary SchoolView parish
- Shinyanga Town (Immaculate Heart Sisters of Africa) (1957)Shinyanga TownView parish
- Wila (St. Theresa of Lisieux) (1959)WilaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Liberatus Sangu
- Born
- 19 February 1963
- Birthplace
- Mwazye
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The cathedral
Mater Misericodiae Cathedral stands in Shinyanga, 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
Situated in Shinyanga, Tanzania, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga (Latin: Dioecesis Shinyangaënsis) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza.