Roman Catholic Diocese of Lindi

Diocese of Lindi Dioecesis Lindiensis
Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Songea
Statistics
Area	56,060 km2 (21,640 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 791,306 128,438 (16.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop elect	Wolfgang Pisa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lindi (Latin: Dioecesis Lindiensis) is a diocese located in Lindi in the ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.

History

• August 5, 1963: Established as Diocese of Nachingwea from the Territorial Abbacy of Mtwara
• October 17, 1986: Renamed as Diocese of Lindi

Leadership

Bishops of Nachingwea

• Arnold Ralph Cotey, S.D.S. (1963.08.05 – 1983.11.11)
• Polycarp Pengo (1983.11.11 – 1986.10.17), appointed bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, later cardinal

Bishops of Lindi

• Maurus Libaba (1986.10.17 – 1988.03.03)
• Bruno Pius Ngonyani (1990.10.06 – 2022.04.09)
• Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M.Cap. (since 2022.04.09)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Tanzania

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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