Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea (Template:Lang-la) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.
History
- November 12, 1913: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam
- December 15, 1927: Promoted as Diocese of Lindi
- December 23, 1931: Demoted as Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho
- February 6, 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Songea
- November 18, 1987: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Songea
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the St. Mathias Mulumba Kalemba Metropolitan Cathedral in Songea.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Prefects Apostolic of Lindi (Roman rite)
- Fr. Willibrord Lay, O.S.B. (1913 – 1922)
- Territorial Abbots of Peramiho (Roman rite)
- Bishop Gallus Steiger, O.S.B. (1922.02.22 – 1952.12.06)
- Bishop Eberhard Spiess, O.S.B. (1953.09.23 – 1969.02.06)
- Bishop Emmanuel Mapunda, (1965.08.08 - 1986.02.06)
- Bishop of Songea (Roman rite)
- Bishop James Joseph Komba (1969.02.06 – 1987.11.18 see below)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Songea (Roman rite)
- Archbishop James Joseph Komba (see above 1987.11.18 – 1992.02.01)
- Archbishop Norbert Wendelin Mtega (1992.07.06 - 2013.05.15)
- Archbishop Damian Denis Dallu (2014.03.14 -)
Auxiliary Bishop
- James Joseph Komba (1961-1969), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Emmanuel A. Mapunda, appointed Bishop of Mbinga in 1986