Diocese of Geita

Diocese of Geita

*Dioecesis Geitaënsis*
Diocese of Geita; Dioecesis Geitaënsis
Location
Country	Tanzania
Metropolitan	Mwanza
Statistics
Area	10,697 km2 (4,130 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2004); 1,226,499; 232,458 (19.0%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Flavian Matindi Kassala

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Geita (Latin: Dioecesis Geitaënsis) is a diocese located in Geita in the ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.

Territory

The diocese covers two civil districts in northwestern Tanzania: Geita District in Geita Region, and Sengerema District in Mwanza Region.

The episcopal see is the city of Geita, where Maria Regina della Pace Cathedral is located.

The diocese covers an area of 10,697 km² (4,130 sq mi) and is divided into 25 parishes.

Bishops of Geita (Roman rite)
- Bishop Aloysius Balina (November 8, 1984 – August 8, 1997), appointed Bishop of Shinyanga
- Bishop Damian Dalu (April 14, 2000 - March 14, 2014), appointed Archbishop of Songea
- Bishop Flavian Matindi Kassala (April 28, 2016 – Present)