Diocese of Same
Samen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Same, Tanzania
The Diocese of Same is a Latin Church diocese in northeastern Tanzania, established as an apostolic prefecture in 1963 and raised to a diocese on 3 February 1977. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Arusha and has been led by Bishop Rogatus Kimaryo, C.S.Sp., since 2010.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 February 1977
- Latin
- Samen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002862
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 32,726
- Population
- 433,160
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 7.6%
- Priests
- 72
- Catholics per priest
- 455
- Extent
- 11,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 3.0
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Rogath Fundimoya Kimaryo
- Born
- 30 October 1956
- Birthplace
- Mkuu
- Institute
- CONGREGAZIONE DELLO SPIRITO SANTO
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Christ the King, Same stands in Same, 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.
The province of Arusha
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Arusha.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of ArushaArusha
- Diocese of MbuluMbulu
- Diocese of MoshiMoshi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Rogatus Kimaryo (born 30 October 1956) is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who has led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Same, Tanzania as its bishop since 2010, his appointment having been made by Pope Benedict XVI on 30 April 2010.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.