Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam Archidioecesis Dar-es-Salaam | |
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Location | |
Country | Tanzania |
Territory | Dar-es-Salaam |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | November 16, 1897 |
Cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph the Worker |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi |
Bishops emeritus | Polycarp Pengo |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (Latin: Archidioecesis Daressalaamensis) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania.
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.