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Latin Catholic territory in Tanzania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Diocese of Zanzibar Dioecesis Zanzibarensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Tanzania |
Ecclesiastical province | Dar-es-Salaam |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,332 km2 (900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 990,900 9,900 (1.0%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp. |
The diocese’s cathedral is St. Joseph's Cathedral located in the episcopal see of Zanzibar.
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