Catholic Church Ifakara Diocese Profile

 

 Catholic Church Ifakara Diocese Profile

Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam

Country: Tanzania

Area: Sq.km 14,245 (5,502 sq miles)

Total population: 322, 779

Catholics: 287,000

Percent of Catholics: 88.9%

Diocesan Priests: 27

Religious Priests: 18

Total priests: 45

Male Religious (excluding religious priests): 3

Female religious: 198

Parishes: 18

Sub Parish: 1

INSTITUTIONS IN THE DIOCESE

1. Male Religious Institutions

a) Franciscan Capuchin

b) Priests of Heralds of Good News

c) Priests of the Congregation of Missionaries of Compassion

d) Apostolic Life Community of Priests in the Opus Spiritus Sanct, ALCP/OSS

e) Precious blood

2. Female Religious Institutions

a) Franciscan Sisters of Charity (Diocese of Mahenge)

b) Franciscan Clarist Congregation (India)

c) Holy Spirit Congregation (India)

d) Sisters of Good News (India)

e) Little Sisters of Mother of Sorrows, Usokami – Italy

f) Kisawasawa Ursuline Sisters of Sacred Heart of Jesus Agonizing

3. Institutions for social services

a)St.Francis Referral Hospital

b) St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences

c) General Nursing Diploma Upgrading Course (GNDUC)

d) Edgar Maranta School of Nursing

e) Benignis Center: this runs Benignis secondary school, computer center, nursery school, conference hall and tailoring unit

f) Nazareth Lepra Home

g) Bethlehem Center for mentally retarded children

h) 9 dispensaries

i) Secondary schools: Benignis secondary school (Diocesan), Saint Martin Girls' Secondary School (Franciscan Sisters of Charity), Sole secondary school (Sisters of Good News), Compassion secondary school & Assumption secondary school (Priests of the Congregation of Missionaries of Compassion), Queen Mary’s secondary school (Priests of Heralds of Good News)

j) St.Joseph Vocational Training School (for motor mechanics, mason, carpentry and electrical)

4. Income generating units

a) Michenga Farm (Diocese)

b) Ifakara Bakery (Franciscan Sisters of Charity)