A Call to Assist the Roman Catholic Diocese of KigomaSUPPORTING
MINISTRY TO ORPHANS MINISTRY TO REFUGEES & MINISTRY TO SEMINARIAN FORMATION ABOUT THE DIOCESE OF KIGOMA Catholic Diocese of Kigoma is one of 35 dioceses in Tanzania. It is located in the rural western part of Tanzania in East Africa. The diocese has a population of 2.2 million of whom 509,000 are Catholics. Rt. Rev. Joseph R Mlola, the ordinary of the diocese has 66 diocesan priests, about 20 religious priests, religious nuns and brothers and 620 catechists who minister in parishes, outstations, and special ministries throughout the diocese. The Diocese of Kigoma is very poor due to the low income of her people who earn their livelihood through traditional agriculture which is un-mechanized, small-scale, and relying on weather. Bad weather leads to many people not having food to sustain families throughout the year. Poor earning of our people affects their ability to support the various ministries in the diocese. The Diocese of Kigoma makes mission appeal this year to support:
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