Diocese of

Kayanga

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Kayanga / Kayangan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Mwanza

Neighbouring Dioceses: Kibungo (↙), Mbarara (↑), Bukoba (→), Rulenge–Ngara (↓)

2008.08.14: Established as Diocese of Kayanga / Kayangan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Rulenge and became suffragan of Mwanza)

Bishop (2008.08.14 – ...):

Bishop Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza (70)

Bishops of Kayanga (Roman Rite)

Bishop Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza (70)
(2008.08.14 – ...)

Bishop of Kayanga (Tanzania)

Born:	1956.01.01 (Bushagara-Kamachumu, Tanzania)
Ordained Priest:	1981.12.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.11.06

Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania) (1981.12.06 – 2008.08.14)

Bishop of Kayanga (Tanzania) (2008.08.14 – ...)

Area: 7,716 km²

Population: 424,000 Catholics (65.8% of 644,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes

Personnel: 39 priests (diocesan), 99 religious (99 sisters), 24 seminarians

Last updated on 2026.03.30