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Arusha Archdiocese · Iringa

Saint Panteleimon Orthodox Parish

Ilalasimba

Ilalasimba · Iringa Region · Tanzania

Welcome to Saint Panteleimon in Ilalasimba. We gather for worship, share the Orthodox faith and care for one another in the life of our community.

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Community gathering at the Ilalasimba borehole, from the mission report. Source / credit · Missionary Shelter of Saint Dionysios of Olympus

Life in the parish

Faith lived together.

Saint Panteleimon is identified in a February 2026 account of a borehole completed in its church grounds.

Metropolitan Agathonikos blessing the new borehole in Ilalasimba.

The church grounds and a village water project

The mission report published on 17 February 2026 records a completed borehole in the grounds of Saint Panteleimon church in Ilalasimba. The Metropolitan blessed the water point, and villagers and the village chief took part in the occasion.

Support came through the Saint Dionysios mission organisation and a benefactor in Romania. The borehole's completion and blessing placed the church within a wider effort to improve water access in village communities.

Sources: Our new borehole in Ilalasimba

Another glimpse of village life

In November 2026, local Tanzanian clergy joined school graduation visits in Ilalasimba, sharing in an important occasion for the village's pupils and families.

Water at the church and participation in a school celebration connect the parish with the everyday life of pupils, families and neighbours in Ilalasimba.

Sources: The Holy Metropolis of Arusha as official guest at school graduation ceremonies in Tanzania – Orthodox priests present diplomas to students in the Iringa region

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Our village

Ilalasimba

Saint Panteleimon is based in Ilalasimba, in Iringa Region. The parish is part of the Orthodox Archdiocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania.

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Iringa Region

This parish’s region

Parish: Saint Panteleimon
Village or town: Ilalasimba
Region: Iringa

The map shows the Archdiocese’s eight regions. Village locations and directions to individual churches are managed separately.

Our patron and dedication

Saint Panteleimon

The dedication of Saint Panteleimon belongs to the worship and spiritual life of the parish, joining this community to the faith and prayer of the Orthodox Church.

Photographs from parish life

Clergy standing beside the hand pump at the Ilalasimba borehole.

Parish priest

Fr. Yeronimos

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A shared meal with the parish community at Saint Barnabas in Uenda

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Children with exercise books and learning materials in a classroom in Mkobe

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Photographs illustrate parish and mission life across the Archdiocese: a shared meal in Uenda and children with school materials in Mkobe. Orthodox candle photograph by Spacekid, CC0 public-domain dedication.

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