About the Diocese of Kagera
The Diocese of Kagera is the Dioceses of the Anglican Church of Tanzania located Ngara m District in Kagera region in the Northwestern part of Tanzania. It was established in 1985 having been curved from the Diocese of Victoria Nyanza and was officially registered in the same year with registration number S.A 4057. Since its existence the Diocese of Kagera has significantly grown and graciously being sub-divided to produce the Dioceses of Rwelu and Biharamulo in 2006 and 2017 respectively. Within this period the Diocese has witnessed the smooth transition of four different Bishops namely, Bishop Christopher Ruhuza (1985 to 1993), Bishop Edwin Nyamubi (1993-1998), Bishop Aaron Kinjanjali (1998-2017) while the current Bishop is Rt Rev. Darlington Bendankeha who took over in 2017. The Diocese operates in 3 Districts of Kagera region which are Ngara, Karagwe and Kyerwa.
Bishops (Past and Current)
- Bishop Christopher Ruhuza (1985 to 1993)
- Bishop Edwin Nyamubi (1993-1998)
- Bishop Dr. Aaron Kinjanjali (1998-2017)
- Rt Rev. Darlington Bendankeha (2017 to Current)
