Diocese of Mafinga

Diocese of Mafinga

Dioecesis Mafingensis
Location
Country Tanzania
MetropolitanMbeya
Statistics
Area11,016 km2 (4,253 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2023)
  • 617,770
  • 236,299
Parishes17
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 22, 2023
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopVincent Cosmas Mwagala

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mafinga (Latin: Dioecesis Mafingensis; Swahili: Jimbo Katoliki Mafinga) is a diocese located in Mafinga in the ecclesiastical province of Mbeya in Tanzania.

History

The Diocese of Mafinga was erected by Pope Francis from the Diocese of Iringa on December 22, 2023, and Vincent Cosmas Mwagala was named the first ordinary.[1] The diocese was canonically inaugurated by Angelo Accattino in the evening before Saint Joseph's Day. The following day, March 19, 2024, Mwagala received episcopal consecration and became the diocese's first bishop.[2]

Bishops

Ordinary

  1. Vincent Cosmas Mwagala (2023 – present)

Diocesan priests who became bishops

References

  1. ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ "TANZANIA: A New Catholic Diocese of Mafinga is Inaugurated, a New Bishop Installed in Tanzania". communications.amecea.org. Retrieved 2025-12-29.



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