Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tabora Archidioecesis Metropolitae Taboraënsis Jimbo Kuu la Tabora | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Territory | Tabora, Kigoma |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Tabora |
| Coordinates | 5°01′S 32°48′E / 5.017°S 32.800°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 76,151 sq mi (197,230 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 30 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 11, 1887 |
| Cathedral | St. Theresa’s Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Teresa of Calcutta |
| Secular priests | 96 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Protase Rugambwa |
| Suffragans | |
| Bishops emeritus | Paul R. Ruzoka |
| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tabora (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Taboraënsis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Tabora in Tanzania.
In the year 2004 it had 257.390 faithful among 1.426.998 people (18.0%), with 64 priests (43 diocesans and 21 religious) (1 per 4,021 Catholics, 32 brothers and 159 sisters in 22 parishes. As per 2020 statistics, it had 235,748 faithful among 2,362,660 people (10%), with 97 priests (59 diocesan and 38 religious) which is approx. 1 priest per 2,430 catholics. Also there was 54 male religious and 229 female religious.