Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda (Latin: Dioecesis Bundana) is a diocese located in Bunda Town in the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.

Diocese of Bunda Dioecesis Bundana
Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Mwanza
Statistics
Area	5,330 km2 (2,060 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,023,397 335,000 (32.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Simon Chibuga Masondole

History

• November 27, 2010: Established as Diocese of Bunda from the Archdiocese of Mwanza and the Diocese of Musoma.

Territory

The diocese comprises the districts of Bunda and Ukerewe and two parishes from the district of Musoma.

Cathedral

The Parish church of St. Paul's in Bunda is the cathedral church of the diocese.

Leadership

• Bishop Renatus Leonard Nkwande (2010.11.27 – 2019.02.11), appointed Archbishop of Mwanza
• Bishop Simon Chibuga Masondole (2021.04.06 – ...)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy