On 30 November, the Diocese of Morogoro will celebrate its Diamond Jubilee.
Christian Mission in the Anglican tradition began in the Morogoro area through the
dedicated work of the Christian Missionary Society at the end of the nineteenth century.
Over the following decades, the hard work of sowing the seeds of a living faith in Christ
led slowly to the creation of an Anglican Province of Tanzania. In 1965, the Diocese
of Morogoro was born and is now one of 27 dioceses which form the Anglican Church
in Tanzania.
The Diocese of Morogoro covers an area of 80,339 square kilometres and includes the
Ukaguru and the Uluguru mountain ranges. Most of the inhabitants of the Diocese live
in rural areas which are often remote with a smaller number living in small towns and
in the ‘hub’ town of Morogoro, where the Bishop, Cathedral and staff team are based.
The Diocesan Bishop is the Rt Revd Godfrey Sehaba, who was elected and ordained
Bishop in 2008.
We have had a friendship link with the Diocese of Morogoro since 2011, through which
we have pledged to learn from one another, pray for one another and to share our
common faith in Jesus Christ. Bishop John along with a small group from our Diocese
will be part of the anniversary celebrations later this month.
Please pray for all those who are part of the planning for this special occasion; that it
will be a time of joy and of thanksgiving for all that has been achieved over the past fifty
years and a time of renewal in the faith of Christ and of hope for the future.
Bromsgrove Deanery – Rural Dean: Garth
Nathaniel; Lay Chair: David Hargreaves
Diocese of Wangaratta (Australia):
Bishop John Parkes
Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church:
Archbishop Urmas Viilma
with Bishops Einar Soone & Andres Taul
Diocese of Rochester:
Bishop James Langstaff with
Bishop Brian Castle (Tonbridge)
