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| + | The '''Holy Diocese of Bukoba''' is a [[diocese]] under the [[Archdiocese of Mwanza]] of the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]]. | ||
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| + | == History == | ||
| + | Bukoba is a city on the shore of Lake Victoria in Northwestern Tanzania, almost bordering Uganda and serving as capital of the Kagera region. It was also the heartland for the Haya people, one of Tanzania's largest tribes before the 20th century and present in that region for roughly two thousand years. Bukoba was a port village serving as radio station under German East Africa (1885–1918), which favored the Haya over the other tribes of the region. In 1915, during the First World War, Britain sent from Kenya its army in order to destroy the city. After conquering Bukoba from the Germans, the British sacked and burned down the city and tortured its inhabitants. The aftermath of the Battle of Bukoba was its abandonment. | ||
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| + | The city slowly grew by itself over the following years. After Tanzania's independence in the 1960s, the Hayan dynasties lost their recognition as kingdoms by the government, which further deteriorated the development of the region. In the following decade, Bukoba would be again threatened, this time by Uganda. The Ugandan government invaded northern Kagera in October 1978, looting the villages north of Bukoba and annexing them to Uganda. In the same month, Ugandan aircraft bombed the city of Bukoba. Bridges were exploded, and 1,500 civilians were killed during the invasion. Although Kagera was liberated on January 1959, Tanzania counter-invaded Uganda, and the Uganda–Tanzania War would only end in June. | ||
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| + | The see of Bukoba was reestablished by a Patriarchal and Synodal Decree of His Beatitude the Patriarch [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros II of Alexandria]] on [[October 9]], 2019, together with the [[Diocese of Eldoret]] in Kenya. The seat of Bukoba is still vacant to this day, under the administration of His Eminence the Archbishop of Mwanza [[Ieronymos (Muzeeyi) of Mwanza|Ieronymos (Muzeeyi)]]. | ||
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| + | == Ruling bishop == | ||
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| + | [[Category:Alexandria Patriarchate Dioceses]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Orthodoxy in Africa]] | ||
Revision as of 02:07, March 16, 2021
- This article is for the diocese created in 2019. For the bishopric called “Bukoba” between 1992 and 2007, see Archdiocese of Mwanza.
The Holy Diocese of Bukoba is a diocese under the Archdiocese of Mwanza of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.
History
Bukoba is a city on the shore of Lake Victoria in Northwestern Tanzania, almost bordering Uganda and serving as capital of the Kagera region. It was also the heartland for the Haya people, one of Tanzania's largest tribes before the 20th century and present in that region for roughly two thousand years. Bukoba was a port village serving as radio station under German East Africa (1885–1918), which favored the Haya over the other tribes of the region. In 1915, during the First World War, Britain sent from Kenya its army in order to destroy the city. After conquering Bukoba from the Germans, the British sacked and burned down the city and tortured its inhabitants. The aftermath of the Battle of Bukoba was its abandonment.
The city slowly grew by itself over the following years. After Tanzania's independence in the 1960s, the Hayan dynasties lost their recognition as kingdoms by the government, which further deteriorated the development of the region. In the following decade, Bukoba would be again threatened, this time by Uganda. The Ugandan government invaded northern Kagera in October 1978, looting the villages north of Bukoba and annexing them to Uganda. In the same month, Ugandan aircraft bombed the city of Bukoba. Bridges were exploded, and 1,500 civilians were killed during the invasion. Although Kagera was liberated on January 1959, Tanzania counter-invaded Uganda, and the Uganda–Tanzania War would only end in June.
The see of Bukoba was reestablished by a Patriarchal and Synodal Decree of His Beatitude the Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria on October 9, 2019, together with the Diocese of Eldoret in Kenya. The seat of Bukoba is still vacant to this day, under the administration of His Eminence the Archbishop of Mwanza Ieronymos (Muzeeyi).
Ruling bishop
(vacant)
