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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania ( ELCT; Swahili: Kanisa la Kiinjili la Kilutheri Tanzania) is the federation of Lutheran churches in Tanzania and one of the largest Lutheran denominations in the world, with more than 6 million members, or 13% of the Tanzanian population. It is the second largest Lutheran church in the world and the ...
This is a list of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses currently active, grouped by national (or regional) church, and showing the titles of the bishops of those dioceses. Where relevant, the metropolitan bishop or primate is listed first. As in other Christian denominations, many Lutheran metropolitan bishops and primate bishops bear the title ...
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa is a Lutheran church in South Africa. The church has 580,000 baptized members [2] in seven dioceses in South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini, and is (by a wide margin) the largest Lutheran church in the southern African region. It is a member of the Botswana Council of Churches .
Roman Catholic. Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania: [1] St. Theresa's Metropolitan Cathedral in Arusha. Mater Misericordiae Cathedral in Bukoba. Cathedral of St. Paul in Bunda. St. Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral in Dar es Salaam. St. Paul of the Cross Metropolitan Cathedral in Dodoma. Cathedral of St. Patrick in Ifakara.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is a successor to the Church of Sweden of which it was a part until 1809, when the Grand Duchy of Finland was established as a part of the Russian Empire, and consequently shared established status with the Finnish Orthodox Church . In 1869, a new Church Act was passed by the Finnish Lantdag.
Tukuyu, known as Neu Langenburg during the German colonial rule, is a hillside town that lies about 36 miles (58 km) south of the city of Mbeya, at an elevation of around 5,000 ft (1,500 m) in the highland Rungwe District of southern Tanzania, East Africa. Tukuyu town has a moderate to cool temperature ranging from 10 °C in May and June to mid ...
The Azania Front Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, serving as a cathedral for the local diocese. It is among the most well-known landmarks and tourist attractions of the city. It is in the city center, close to the ocean, facing the harbour. It was built by the German missionaries in 1898, in the Bavarian style of ...
The United Methodist Church claims 8,371 members in Tanzania. [8] In 2020, the Vatican noted that 30.41% of the population are Catholic. [9] A 2015 study estimates some 180,000 believers in Christ from a Muslim background living in the country, most of them Protestant. [10] The CIA World Factbook notes that Zanzibar is almost entirely Muslim.