Bishop Sadock Makaya was enthroned as second Bishop of Tabora in 2005. The third Diocesan Bishop is the Rt. Rev. Elias Chakupewa who was consecrated and enthroned on 29th May 2011. The diocese has 9 Deaneries, 56 Parishes and 163 Congregations. The Diocese of Tabora occupies an area of 96,000 sq. km of rural western Tanzania. It is about one tenth of the area of mainland Tanzania. Approximately 3.3 million people live in the region as per 2022 Tanzania Census. Most people are involved in subsistence agriculture – in other words they grow the food they need to feed themselves and their families.