Roman Catholic Diocese of Geita

Roman Catholic diocese in Tanzania, Africa

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Diocese of Geita Dioecesis Geitaënsis

Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Mwanza
Statistics
Area	10,697 km² (4,130 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,226,499 232,458 (19.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Flavian Matindi Kassala

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

History

November 8, 1984: Established as Diocese of Geita from the Diocese of Mwanza

Leadership

Bishops of Geita (Roman rite)
- Bishop Aloysius Balina (November 8, 1984 – August 8, 1997), appointed Bishop of Shinyanga
- Bishop Damian Dalu (April 14, 2000 - March 14, 2014), appointed Archbishop of Songea
- Bishop Flavian Kassala (April 28, 2016 – Present)