Diocese of Singida
Singidaën(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Singida, Tanzania
Latin Church diocese in the Singida Region of Tanzania, erected on 25 March 1972 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Dodoma. Edward Elias Mapunda has served as bishop since 28 April 2015. The cited Catholic population figure dates to 2004.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 March 1972
- Latin
- Singidaën(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001003066
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 143,220
- Population
- 1,205,017
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 11.9%
- Priests
- 100
- Catholics per priest
- 1,432
- Extent
- 49,341 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2.9
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
- Edward Mapunda
- Born
- 30 September 1964
- Birthplace
- Mango
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
del Espíritu Santo stands in Singida, 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 Dodoma
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Dodoma.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of DodomaDodoma
- Diocese of KondoaKondoa
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Located in Singida within the ecclesiastical province of Dodoma in Tanzania, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Singida (Latin: Dioecesis Singidaënsis) came into being on 25 March 1972, formed as the Diocese of Singida from the Diocese of Dodoma, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tabora and the Diocese of Mbeya.
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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.