Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya

History

• July 18, 1932: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Tukuyu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika
• March 29, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Tukuyu
• July 14, 1949: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Mbeya
• March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Mbeya
• December 21, 2018: Promoted as Archdiocese of Mbeya

  Leadership

• Ecclesiastical Superior of Tukuyu
• * Fr. Max Theodor Franz Donders, M. Afr.
• Prefects Apostolic of Tukuyu
• * Fr. Ludovico Haag, M. Afr.
• * Fr. Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr.
• Vicars Apostolic of Mbeya
• * Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr.
• Bishops of Mbeya
• * Bishop Anthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr.
• * Bishop James Dominic Sangu
• * Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C.
• Archbishops of Mbeya
• * Archbishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga

  Suffragan Dioceses

• *Diocese of Iringa
• *Diocese of Sumbawanga