Roman Catholic Diocese of Ifakara

The diocese of Ifakara (in Latin: Dioecesis Ifakarensis) is a see of the Roman Catholic Church suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam. In 2012, it counted 287,000 baptized people among a population of 322,779 inhabitants. Its current bishop is Salutaris Melchior Libena.

Diocese of Diocese of Ifakara

Dioecesis Ifakarensis
Location
Country Tanzania
TerritoryKilombero District
Ecclesiastical provinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam
Statistics
Area14,245 km2 (5,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
322,779
287,000 (88.9%)
Information
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 14, 2012
CathedralSaint Patrick's cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSalutaris Melchior Libena

Territory

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The diocese corresponds to the Kilombero District in the Morogoro Region in Tanzania.

Its see is located in the city of Ifakara, where the cathedral of Saint Patrick stands.

The territory is divided into 18 parishes.

History

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The diocese was created on January 14, 2012, by the Papal bull Nuper est petitum of Pope Benedict XVI, taking territories from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge.

Chronology of the bishops

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Statistics

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At the date of its creation, the Diocese had a population of 322,779 people among whom 287,800 were baptized, which is 88.9%.

Year Population Priests Deacons Religious Parishes
  baptised total % number secular regular baptised
per priest
  men women  
2012 287.800 322.779 88,9 62 42 20 4.629 3 198 18
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