Roman Catholic Diocese of Rutabo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rutabo was a short-lived (1951-1960) bishopric in Tanzania and is now a Latin Catholic titular see.
History
- It was established on 13 December 1951 as Apostolic Vicariate of Lower Kagera, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Bubuka.
- Promoted and renamed after its see on 1953.03.25 as Diocese of Rutabo, a suffragan of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza (also in Tanzania)
- Suppressed on 1960.06.21, its territory being used to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba.
Ordinary
- Apostolic Vicar of Lower Kagera
- Laurean Rugambwa (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25 see below), Titular Bishop of Febiana (1951.12.13 – 1953.03.25)
- Suffragan Bishop of Rutabo
- Laurean Rugambwa (see above 1953.03.25 – 1960.06.21), later created Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande (1960.03.31 – 1997.12.08), Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania) (1960.06.21 – 1968.12.19), Metropolitan Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania) (1968.12.19 – 1992.07.22), President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (1970 – 1974)
Titular see
It was nominally restored in January 2009 as a Latin titular bishopric.
It has had the following incumbent, of the lowest (episcopal) rank :
- Telesphore Bilung, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi (India)
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