Diocese of Sumbawanga

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DIOCESE OF SUMBAWANGA (Dioecesis Sumbavangensis)

Country : Tanzania
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1883 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika
Renamed in 1946 to Apostolic Vicariate of Karema
Elevated in 1953 to Diocese of Karema
Renamed 1969 to Diocese of Sumbawanga

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Arms of Apostolic Vicars and Bishops

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  Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier (1887-1888)

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  Léonce Bridoux (1888-1890)

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  Adolphe Le Chaptois (1891-1917)

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  Joseph-Marie Birraux (1920-1936)

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  Jan Cornelius van Sambeek (1936-1946)

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  James Holmes-Siedle (1946-1958)

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  Charles Msakila (1958-1994)

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  Damian Kyaruzi (1997-2018)

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  Beatus Christian Urassa (2018-present)

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