Archdiocese of Mwanza - Jimbo Kuu la Mwanza

The Archdiocese of Mwanza covers some 19,062 square kilometres with a total of 450,775 Catholics per 2016 statistics representing 21.9% of all residents in Mwanza. The number of Catholics grew to 478,367 in 2019. There are 62 parishes, 25 designated parishes, 11 deaneries and 2 chaplaincies. There  are 103 diocesan priests and 44 missionary priests rendering services in the Archdiocese. In addition to evangelization as its core business, the Archdiocese of Mwanza also offers social services including health and education services at different levels. It has established educational institutions from primary to higher institutions of learning as well as health centres and hospitals.