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Diocese of Same

Samen(sis)

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:

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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Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.