Archdiocese of Mwanza

ARCHDIOCESE OF MWANZA (Archidioecesis Mvanzaensis)

Country : Tanzania
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1894 as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza
Renamed in 1915 to Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria Nyanza
Renamed in 1929 to Apostolic Vicariate of Mwanza
Elevated in 1953 to Diocese of Mwanza
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1987

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Arms of Vicars and Bishops

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  Jean-Joseph Hirth (1894-1912)

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  Joseph Franciskus Marie Sweens (1912-1928)

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  Anton Oomen (1929-1948)

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  Joseph Blomjous (1950-1965)

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  Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage (1966-1987)

Arms of Archbishops

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  Anthony Petro Mayalla (1987-2009)

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  Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi (2010-2018)

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  Renatus Leonard Nkwande (2019-present)

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