Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (Latin: Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania.

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St Joseph's Cathedral

The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Cathedral. The current Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam is Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on July 22, 1992.

History

• It was erected as the Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Zanguebar by Pope Leo XIII on November 16, 1887, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar.
• It was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Zanguebar on September 15, 1902. It was renamed by Pope Pius X as the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam on August 10, 1906.
• Lost territories on 1913.11.12 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi and again on 1922.03.03 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Iringa
• Promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese by Pope Pius XII on March 25, 1953
• Lost territories on 1964.04.21: to establish Diocese of Mahenge and again on 1964.12.12 to establish the then Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar and Pemba (now Diocese of Zanzibar, both its suffragans
• It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in September 1990.

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics:

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Ifakara
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Morogoro
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar.

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite, mostly missionary members of Latin congregations)

Apostolic Prefects of Southern Zanguebar

• Bonifatius Fleschutz, Order of Saint Benedict (O.S.B.) (1887.11.18 – death 1891.01.29)
• Maurus Hartmann, O.S.B. (1894.07.01 – retired 1902.09.15)

Apostolic Vicar of Southern Zanguebar

• Cassian Spiß, O.S.B. (1902.09.15 – death 1905.08.14), Titular Bishop of Ostracine (1902.09.15 – 1905.08.14)

Apostolic Vicars of Dar-es-Salaam

• Thomas Spreiter, O.S.B.(1906.03.13 – 1920.11.24), Titular Bishop of Thenæ (1906.03.13 – death 1944.01.27); later Apostolic Prefect of Zululand (South Africa) (1921.08.27 – 1923.12.11), Apostolic Vicar of Eshowe (South Africa) (1923.12.11 – 1943.05.14)
• Joseph Gabriel Zelger, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (O.F.M. Cap.) (1923.02.15 – 1929.07.05), Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria (1923.01.29 – 1934.08.20)
• Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. (1930.03.27 – 1953.03.25 see below), Titular Bishop of Vinda (1930.03.27 – 1953.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Dar-es-Salaam

• Edgard Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19), also Apostolic Administrator of Zanzibar and Pemba (Tanzania) (1964.12.12 – 1966), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Castro (del Lazio) (1968.12.19 – 1975.01.29)
• Laurean Rugambwa (1968.12.19 – 1992.07.22), also President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (1970 – 1974); previously Titular Bishop of Febiana (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25), Apostolic Vicar of Lower Kagera (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25), Bishop of Rutabo (Tanzania; now a titular see) (1953.03.25 – 1960.06.21), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande (1960.03.31 – 1997.12.08), Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania) (1960.06.21 – 1968.12.19)
• Polycarp Pengo (1992 - ...), succeeding as former Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (1990.01.22 – 1992.07.22); previously Bishop of Nachingwea (1983.11.11 – 1986.10.17), Bishop of Tunduru–Masasi (Tanzania) (1986.10.17 – 1990.01.22)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Sources and External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy
• GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links