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On February 22, 2008, Most Reverend Bishop Isaac Amani was Consecrated and Istalled as the new bishop of Moshi. Bishop Amani takes the diocese of Moshi after bishop emeritus, Most Reverend Amedeus Msarikie, upon having reached the canonical age limit. The priciapal celebrant was His Eminency Policarp Cardinal Pengo, with 26 other Bishops, hundreds of Priests and thousands of Christians. Moshi diocese is situated at the foot of mount Kilimanjaro (area 5,029, population 1,053,199, Catholics 658,000), priests 163 diocesan priests, other relious priests working in the diocese, over 1000 religious men and women. Bishop Aman was born July 10, 1951. His ordination to deaconate was June 29, 1974, to the Priesthood was June 29, 1975. We pledge to pray and help him in everyway possible as he assumes his office as the main Shepherd of Moshi Diocese.
Moshi Diocese Mission Statement  We, as people of God in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi - Tanzania, are blessed with God’s many gifts of faith, unity and love. Through Baptism, we are committed to honor, serve and celebrate the life of every human being, using our different talents, and so we are a living reflection of the Universal Church. The driving principle of our service under Christ the King is “Unity in Christ's Love”. In this, we continue Christ's mission to further the  Christ's presence in worship: in His word and sacraments, as we make His Gospel message known and His love experienced by all. We dedicate ourselves to Christ the King and His Blessed Mother to minister not only the 5 Districts of Kilimanjaro Region (Rombo, Moshi Rural, Moshi Urban, Siha and Hai), forming the Catholic Diocese of Moshi, but also the people of Tanzania and the world community. PERSONEL INSTITUTIONS Diocesan Institutions include 54Parishes, 82 Outstations 1 Diocesan Seminary (St. James Junior Seminary) 1 University College (St. Joseph - Mwenge Univiversity College of Education) 2 Nursing Colleges (Huruma and Kibosho); 16 Vocational Training Centers: 21 Secondary [High] Schools: 117 Pre-Primary Schools; 5 Hospitals: Huruma, Kibosho, Kilema St. Joseph ( Soweto) & Ngoyoni; 39 Dispensaries; Kibosho Major Seminary ( Under Tanzania Episcopal Conference) Religious: 2 Junior Seminaries (Maua Junior Seminary (Franciscan) and Uru Junior Seminary (Apostle of Jesus), , Don Bosco Seminary, Brothers of Christ the Redeemer-Kilacha (Diocesan Order); Fransiscan Capuchin Friars: Jesuits Fathers. There are about 251 Religious priests born in Moshi. Others are the Brothers of Christian Instructions; Sisters of Our Lady of Kilimanjaro – CDNK – (Diocesan order), Holy Spirit Sisters ALCS/OSS, Fransican Capuchin Sisters; Sisters of the Charity of Charles Boromeo: Urusuline Sisters; Evangelizing Sisters of Mary: Assumption Sisters: Sisters Convent of Our Lady of Usambara – COLU Sisters; Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph: Holy Cross Sisters; Masista wa Maria Malkia wa Afrika – Sumbawanga Sisters- : Sisters of St. Joseph: The Grail Sisters. The seminaries and convents in our diocese are like springs of vocations for both local and universal church. DIOCESAN CLERGY (INCLUDING THE DIOCESAN BISHOP) 1. Rt. Rev. Amedeus P. Msarikie 2. Rev. Fr. Lui Shayo 3. Rev. Fr. Balthazar Salema 4. Rev. Fr. Jerome Kusare 5. Rev. Fr. Henry Zawadi 6. Rev. Fr. Apollinaris Kilasara 7. Very Rev. Msgr.Arbogast Sekundo 8. Rev. Fr. Zachary Mbuya 9. Rev. Fr. Mark Riwa 10. Rev. Fr. Aloyce ... Moshi Diocese Seminary Foundation Learn more about our work to support the seminarians of Moshi Diocese. |
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