Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam

Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam

Archidioecesis Dar-es-Salaam
Location
Country Tanzania
TerritoryDar-es-Salaam
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedNovember 16, 1897
CathedralSt. Joseph's Cathedral
Patron saintSaint Joseph the Worker
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi
Bishops emeritusPolycarp Pengo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (Latin: Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania.

St Joseph's Cathedral

The archdiocese's motherchurch and seat of its archbishop is St. Joseph's Cathedral. The Archdiocese has been led by Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi since 15 August 2019.