Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga

History

• 1880: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan
• May 10, 1946: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Karema
• March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Karema
• October 24, 1969: Renamed as Diocese of Sumbawanga
• December 21, 2018: Changed metropolia from Tabora to Mbeya

  Leadership

• Vicars Apostolic of Tanganyika -- see also separate article Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika
• * Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier, M. Afr.
• * Bishop Léonce Bridoux, M. Afr.
• * Bishop Adolphe Le Chaptois, M. Afr.
• * Bishop Joseph-Marie Birraux, M. Afr., appointed Superior General of Missionaries of Africa
• * Bishop Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr., appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kigoma
• Vicar Apostolic of Karema
• * Bishop James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr.
• Bishops of Karema
• * Bishop James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr., appointed Bishop of Kigoma
• * Bishop Charles Msakila
• Bishops of Sumbawanga
• * Bishop Charles Msakila
• * Bishop Damian Kyaruzi
• * Bishop Beatus Christian Urassa