The Diocese of Zanzibar () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam.
The diocese’s cathedral is St. Joseph's Cathedral located in the episcopal see of Zanzibar.
History
Established 1860 as Apostolic Prefecture of Zanguebar, on vast East African territory split off from the Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion in Réunion 1883: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar, hence entitled to a titular bishop November 16, 1887: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Zanguebar, having lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Zanguebar Lost territories repeatedly : in 1904 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Benadir, on 1905.09.14 to establish the Mission sui juris of Kenya and on 1906.05.11 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Zanguebar Renamed in 1906 as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar Suppressed on 1953.03.25, its territory being used to establish the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi Restored but demoted on December 12, 1964 and renamed as Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar and Pemba Promoted on 1980.03.28 as Diocese of Zanzibar
Ordinaries Apostolic Prefects of Zanguebar Armand-René Maupoint (1862 – 1871.07.10), while Bishop of mother diocese (Saint-Denis-de-) La Réunion (Réunion) ([1857.02.14] 1857.03.19 – 1871.07.10) Antoine Hormer, C.S.Sp. (1868 – 1877) Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (1883.10.27 – 1883.11.23)
Apostolic Vicars of Zanguebar Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (1883.11.23 – 1887), Titular Bishop of Bodona (1883.11.23 – 1925.02.20)
Apostolic Vicars of Northern Zanguebar Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (1887 – 1896.11.27) Emile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. (1897.02.17 – 1906.12.21), Titular Bishop of Ticelia (1897.02.17 – 1924.04.09)
Apostolic Vicars of Zanzibar Emile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. (1906.12.21 – 1913.04.03) John Gerald Neville, C.S.Sp. (1913.09.01 – 1930.03.08), Titular Bishop of Carrhae (1913.09.01 – 1943.02.27) Apostolic Administrator the same John Gerald Neville, C.S.Sp. (1930.03.08 – 1943.02.27) John William Heffernan, C.S.Sp. (1932.03.15 – 1946), Titular Bishop of Uzippari (1932.03.15 – 1966.03.20) John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp. (1946.07.11 – 1953.03.25), Titular Bishop of Cercina (1946.07.11 – 1953.03.25), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya) (1953.03.25 – 1971.10.24), President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (1969 – 1970)
Suppressed (1953 - 1964)
Apostolic Administrators of Zanzibar and Pemba Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. (1964.12.12 – 1966), Titular Bishop of Vinda (1930.03.27 – 1953.03.25), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) (1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19) Joseph Sipendi (1966 – 1968), later Bishop of Moshi(Tanzania) (1968.01.11 – 1985.04.29) Adriani Mkoba (1968.07.16 – 1973.01.26), while Bishop of Morogoro (Tanzania) (1966.12.15 – 1992.11.06) Bernard Martin Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp. (1973 – 1980.03.28)
Suffragan Bishops of Zanzibar Bernard Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp. (1980.03.28 – 1996.11.30) Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp. (1996.11.30 - ...)
See also Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
Source and External links GCatholic.org with incumebt biography links Catholic Hierarchy