- Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe (Latin: Dioecesis Niombena) is a diocese located in Njombe in the ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
History
February 16, 1968: Established as Diocese of Njombe from the Diocese of Iringa and Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho
Leadership
Ordinaries
Raymond Mwanyika (16 January 1971 – 8 June 2002)
Alfred Leonhard Maluma (8 June 2002 – 6 April 2021)
Eusebio Samwel Kyando (19 October 2023 – present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
Castor Paul Msemwa, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi in 2004
Norbert Wendelin Mtega, appointed Bishop of Iringa in 1985
See also
Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
Sources
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy