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Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar

January 01, 1970

The Diocese of Zanzibar (Latin: Dioecesis Zanzibarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam.

Diocese of Zanzibar

Dioecesis Zanzibarensis
Location
CountryTanzania
Ecclesiastical provinceDar-es-Salaam
Statistics
Area2,332 km2 (900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
990,900
9,900 (1.0%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAugustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp.

The diocese’s cathedral is St. Joseph's Cathedral located in the episcopal see of Zanzibar.

History edit

 
St. Joseph's Cathedral in Zanzibar

Ordinaries edit

Apostolic Prefects of Zanguebar
  • Armand-René Maupoint (1862 – 1871.07.10), while Bishop of mother diocese (Saint-Denis-de-) La Réunion (Réunion) ([1857.02.14] 1857.03.19 – 1871.07.10)
  • Antoine Hormer, C.S.Sp. (1868 – 1877)
  • Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (1883.10.27 – 1883.11.23)
Apostolic Vicars of Zanguebar
  • Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (1883.11.23 – 1887), Titular Bishop of Bodona (1883.11.23 – 1925.02.20)
Apostolic Vicars of Northern Zanguebar
  • Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (1887 – 1896.11.27)
  • Emile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. (1897.02.17 – 1906.12.21), Titular Bishop of Ticelia (1897.02.17 – 1924.04.09)
Apostolic Vicars of Zanzibar
  • Emile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. (1906.12.21 – 1913.04.03)
  • John Gerald Neville, C.S.Sp. (1913.09.01 – 1930.03.08), Titular Bishop of Carrhæ (1913.09.01 – 1943.02.27)
  • John William Heffernan, C.S.Sp. (1932.03.15 – 1946), Titular Bishop of Uzippari (1932.03.15 – 1966.03.20)
  • John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp. (1946.07.11 – 1953.03.25), Titular Bishop of Cercina (1946.07.11 – 1953.03.25), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya) (1953.03.25 – 1971.10.24), President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (1969 – 1970)
Suppressed (1953 - 1964)
Apostolic Administrators of Zanzibar and Pemba
  • Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. (1964.12.12 – 1966), Titular Bishop of Vinda (1930.03.27 – 1953.03.25), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) (1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19)
  • Joseph Sipendi (1966 – 1968), later Bishop of Moshi(Tanzania) (1968.01.11 – 1985.04.29)
  • Adriani Mkoba (1968.07.16 – 1973.01.26), while Bishop of Morogoro (Tanzania) (1966.12.15 – 1992.11.06)
  • Bernard Martin Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp. (1973 – 1980.03.28)
Suffragan Bishops of Zanzibar

See also edit

 
Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Zanzibar.

Source and External links edit

  • GCatholic.org with incumebt biography links
  • Catholic Hierarchy

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Established 1860 as Apostolic Prefecture of Zanguebar on vast East African territory split off from the Diocese of Saint Denis de La Reunion in Reunion 1883 Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar hence entitled to a titular bishop November 16 1887 Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Zanguebar having lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Zanguebar Lost territories repeatedly in 1904 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Benadir on 1905 09 14 to establish the Mission sui juris of Kenya and on 1906 05 11 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Zanguebar Renamed in 1906 as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar Suppressed on 1953 03 25 its territory being used to establish the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi Restored but demoted on December 12 1964 and renamed as Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar and Pemba Promoted on 1980 03 28 as Diocese of ZanzibarOrdinaries editApostolic Prefects of Zanguebar Armand Rene Maupoint 1862 1871 07 10 while Bishop of mother diocese Saint Denis de La Reunion Reunion 1857 02 14 1857 03 19 1871 07 10 Antoine Hormer C S Sp 1868 1877 Jean Marie Raoul Le Bas de Courmont C S Sp 1883 10 27 1883 11 23 Apostolic Vicars of Zanguebar Jean Marie Raoul Le Bas de Courmont C S Sp 1883 11 23 1887 Titular Bishop of Bodona 1883 11 23 1925 02 20 Apostolic Vicars of Northern Zanguebar Jean Marie Raoul Le Bas de Courmont C S Sp 1887 1896 11 27 Emile Auguste Allgeyer C S Sp 1897 02 17 1906 12 21 Titular Bishop of Ticelia 1897 02 17 1924 04 09 Apostolic Vicars of Zanzibar Emile Auguste Allgeyer C S Sp 1906 12 21 1913 04 03 John Gerald Neville C S Sp 1913 09 01 1930 03 08 Titular Bishop of Carrhae 1913 09 01 1943 02 27 Apostolic Administrator the same John Gerald Neville C S Sp 1930 03 08 1943 02 27 John William Heffernan C S Sp 1932 03 15 1946 Titular Bishop of Uzippari 1932 03 15 1966 03 20 John Joseph McCarthy C S Sp 1946 07 11 1953 03 25 Titular Bishop of Cercina 1946 07 11 1953 03 25 later Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi Kenya 1953 03 25 1971 10 24 President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops 1969 1970 Suppressed 1953 1964 Apostolic Administrators of Zanzibar and Pemba Edgar Aristide Maranta O F M Cap 1964 12 12 1966 Titular Bishop of Vinda 1930 03 27 1953 03 25 while Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar es Salaam Tanzania 1953 03 25 1968 12 19 Joseph Sipendi 1966 1968 later Bishop of Moshi Tanzania 1968 01 11 1985 04 29 Adriani Mkoba 1968 07 16 1973 01 26 while Bishop of Morogoro Tanzania 1966 12 15 1992 11 06 Bernard Martin Ngaviliau C S Sp 1973 1980 03 28 Suffragan Bishops of Zanzibar Bernard Ngaviliau C S Sp 1980 03 28 1996 11 30 Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao C S Sp 1996 11 30 See also editRoman Catholicism in Tanzania nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Zanzibar Source and External links editGCatholic org with incumebt biography links Catholic Hierarchy 6 09 46 S 39 11 20 E 6 1628 S 39 1888 E 6 1628 39 1888 nbsp This article on a Roman Catholic 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