Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea (Archidioecesis Songeanus) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Songea in Tanzania.

History

 * 12 November 1913: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lindi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Dar-es-Salaam
 * 15 December 1927: Promoted as Diocese of Lindi
 * 23 December 1931: Demoted as Territorial Abbacy of Peramiho
 * 6 February 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Songea

Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is at the St. Mathias Mulumba Kalemba Metropolitan Cathedral in Songea.

Ordinaries

 * Prefects Apostolic of Lindi (Latin Church)
 * Willibrord Lay (1913–1922)
 * Territorial Abbots of Peramiho (Roman rite)
 * Gallus Steiger (22 February 1922 – 6 December 1952)
 * Eberhard Spiess (9 September 1953 – 6 February 1969)
 * Emmanuel Mapunda (8 August 1965 – 6 February 1986)
 * Bishop of Songea (Latin Church)
 * James Joseph Komba (6 February 1969 – 18 November 1987)
 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Songea (Latin Church)
 * James Joseph Komba (18 November 1987 – 1 February 1992)
 * Norbert Wendelin Mtega (6 July 1992 – 15 May 2013)
 * Damian Denis Dallu (14 March 2014 –)

Auxiliary bishop

 * James Joseph Komba (1961–1969), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

 * Emmanuel A. Mapunda, appointed Bishop of Mbinga in 1986

Suffragan dioceses

 * Lindi
 * Mbinga
 * Mtwara
 * Njombe
 * Tunduru–Masasi