Bishop Bernadin Francis Mfumbusa heads the almost three-year-old Diocese of Kondou, in the heart of Tanzania, one of 34 dioceses that serve a Catholic population of some 9 million who represent 20 percent of the population. Another 10 percent are Protestants of various denominations. Animists account for 35 percent of the population and Muslims another 35 percent, the majority of them Sunnis. The various faiths have lived peacefully side by side for many generations, but in recent years some worrisome signs are pointing at the emergence of extremist Islam. Bishop Mfumbusa spoke to international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need Feb. 3, 2014.
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