Diocese of Bariadi, Tanzania 🇹🇿

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Bariadi / Bariaden(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Mwanza

2026.01.08: Established as Diocese of Bariadi / Bariaden(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Shinyanga and became suffragan of Mwanza)

Bishop (2026.01.08 – ...):

Bishop Prosper Balthazar Lyimo (61)

Bishops of Bariadi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Prosper Balthazar Lyimo (61)
(2026.01.08 – ...)

Bishop of Bariadi (Tanzania)

Priest of Arusha (Tanzania) (1997.07.04 – 2014.11.11)

Titular Bishop of Vanariona (2014.11.11 – 2026.01.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Arusha (Tanzania) (2014.11.11 – 2026.01.08)

Bishop of Bariadi (Tanzania) (2026.01.08 – ...)

Shinyanga (↙), Mwanza (←), Bunda (↑), Musoma (↗), Arusha (↗), Mbulu (↘), Singida (↓)

Area: 16,638 km²

Population: 366,000 Catholics (30.0% of 1,221,540 total)

Pastoral Centres: 19 parishes

Personnel: 43 priests (35 diocesan, 8 religious), 36 religious (4 brothers, 32 sisters), 48 seminarians