Anglican Diocese of Masasi
The Anglican Diocese of Masasi is one of 28 dioceses within the Anglican Church of Tanzania.[1] The diocese was created in 1926[2] and its first bishop was William Lucas.[3] Another, in 1960–1968, was Trevor Huddleston. The previous bishop was Patrick Mwachiko and the current bishop, James Almasi, was consecrated on 29 September 2014.[4][5]
After some years of preparation, the diocese was erected by dividing the area of the Diocese of Zanzibar south of the Rufiji;[6] the division was affected by the Universities' Mission to Central Africa at their Annual General Meeting in May 1926.[7] The Diocese of Newala was founded by dividing Masasi diocese in September 2009.[8]
References
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- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 Template:ISBN
- ↑ Obituary: William Vincent Lucas, Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Jan., 1946), pp. 49-49.
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