TANZANIA: Auxiliary of Dar es Salaam appointed Ordinary of Mtwara
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| Rt. Rev. Titus Joseph Mdoe |
On 15
October 2015, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, appointed Rt. Rev. Titus Joseph
Mdoe, Titular Bishop of Bahanna and Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam
as Bishop of Mtwara Diocese.
October 2015, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, appointed Rt. Rev. Titus Joseph
Mdoe, Titular Bishop of Bahanna and Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam
as Bishop of Mtwara Diocese.
According to
the information posted by Vatican
Information Service (VIS), Bishop Mdoe succeeds Bishop Gabriel Mmole, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same Diocese upon reaching the age of
retirement, was accepted by the Holy Father.
the information posted by Vatican
Information Service (VIS), Bishop Mdoe succeeds Bishop Gabriel Mmole, whose
resignation from the pastoral care of the same Diocese upon reaching the age of
retirement, was accepted by the Holy Father.
Diocese of
Mtwara has an area of 7,780, population 884,000, Catholics 75,800, priests 41
and religious 306.
Mtwara has an area of 7,780, population 884,000, Catholics 75,800, priests 41
and religious 306.
Bishop Mdoe
was appointed Auxiliary Bishop on 16/02/2013 and consecrated on 01/May/2013
as Titular Bishop of Bahanna and Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
was appointed Auxiliary Bishop on 16/02/2013 and consecrated on 01/May/2013
as Titular Bishop of Bahanna and Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
By Sarah Pelaji, Kiongozi
Newspaper, TEC, Tanzania
Newspaper, TEC, Tanzania
