TANZANIA (TCAS)

TANZANIA CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION OF SISTERS, (TCAS)

The Tanzania Catholic Association of Sisters, (TCAS) is a council of Mother Generals, regional, provincials, delegates and Prioresses representing their various Congregations and Societies of Apostolic Life. It is an organ for fostering unity of Sisters in Tanzania irrespective of their individual religious charism, spirituality and source of origin. As an Ecclesial body, TCAS relates with the Vatican through the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, (CICLSAL).

The Association was founded in 1963 with the aim of facilitating the activities of the members on matters concerning the development of the Church and community at large. To date, membership to TCAS has grown to about 86 active congregations with more than 12,000 sisters serving in Tanzania. The membership of the congregations is composed of local Congregations (diocesan right), missionary and Apostolic Societies.

Today as a national body for religious women, TCAS is a fully registered entity under the Society’s Act of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Due to the geographical size of Tanzania and the need for easy administration, TCAS has been divided into six regions namely;
  • Northern Zone
  • Lake Zone
  • Southern Zone
  • Eastern Zone
  • Western zone, and
  • Central zone.
VISION

United together for the integral pastoral mission of the Church in Tanzania.

MISSION

To have spirit filled Women religious with solid holistic formation, capable of authentic witness to the world and to empower Religious Women in solidarity, so as to grow together in the understanding and living of consecrated life in the world today.

TCAS Programmes

Some of the joint programmes that TCAS runs for its members include formation and ongoing formation for religious women formators and a sabbatical programme. The course for formators runs for nine (9) months, while the sabbatical programme takes three months.

Additionally, ASEC Programmes have been effective to the TCAS membership. We have been recruiting four groups each year since 2016. And due to the increasing demands of our sisters to minister to the society and congregations, many sisters have benefited.

Contacts

Postal Address: P.O. Box 75287,

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email: ticasteget18@gmail.com