Recent Events

Fr. Vincent Lawrence Mpwaji, Priest of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Tacarata and Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)

Bishop Wilbroad Henry Kibozi, Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kondoa (Tanzania)

Bishop Bernardine Francis Mfumbusa, Bishop of Kondoa (Tanzania), passed away at 64

Msgr. Attilio Simon Mbogela was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Paul Martin Sinkala was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), passed away at 81

Msgr. Joseph Anthony Mbena was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. George Casmiri Mhuza was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Paulo John Mshami was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Silas Clement Singano was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Diocese of Bariadi was established (from Diocese of Shinyanga and became suffragan of Mwanza) (Tanzania)

Bishop Prosper Balthazar Lyimo, Titular Bishop of Vanariona and Auxiliary Bishop of Arusha (Tanzania), was appointed as Bishop of Bariadi (Tanzania)

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, Undersecretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, passed away at 67

Msgr. Romanus Rocky Mbena, Priest of Morogoro (Tanzania) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was appointed as Bureau Chief of Dicastery for the Service of Charity

Fr. Josaphat Jackson Bududu was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

Fr. Romanus Elamu Mihaliè was consecrated as Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania)

Msgr. Mateo Linus Ntamaboko was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Diocese of Bagamoyo was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam and Diocese of Morogoro and became suffragan of Dar-es-Salaam) (Tanzania)

Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba, O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Perdices and Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), was appointed as Bishop of Bagamoyo (Tanzania)

Fr. Josaphat Jackson Bududu, Priest of Tabora (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia and Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

Fr. Romanus Elamu Mihaliè, Priest of Mafinga (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania)

Bishop Tarcisius J. M. Ngalalekumtwa resigned as Bishop of Iringa (Tanzania)

Msgr. Rainer Nassoro Lihundi, Priest of Mahenge (Tanzania) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away

Msgr. Beda Kristofa Ishika was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Novatus Silvery Mrighwa was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Dominic Makalanga Mgata was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness

Msgr. Julian Kangalawe, Priest of Iringa (Tanzania) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, passed away

Msgr. Ernest Seng’enge, Priest of Tanga (Tanzania) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away

Msgr. David Kamugisha, Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away

Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean, Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Island and Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia

Archbishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga resigned as President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference

Bishop Flavian Matindi Kassala resigned as Vice-President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference

Bishop Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa, Bishop of Mpanda (Tanzania), was appointed as Vice-President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference

Bishop Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Lindi (Tanzania), was appointed as President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference

Fr. Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Thuburbo minus and Auxiliary Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)

Fr. Wilbroad Henry Kibozi was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Zallata and Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania)

Fr. Vincent Cosmas Mwagala was consecrated as Bishop of Mafinga (Tanzania)

Fr. Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga, Priest of Mbeya (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Thuburbo minus and Auxiliary Bishop of Mbeya (Tanzania)

Cardinal Protase Rugambwa took possession as Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Montesanto

Fr. Wilbroad Henry Kibozi, Priest of Dodoma (Tanzania), was elected Titular Bishop of Zallata and Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma (Tanzania)

Bishop Method Kilaini resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania)

Fr. Jovitus Francis Mwijage was consecrated as Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania)

Fr. Eusebio Samwel Kyando was consecrated as Bishop of Njombe (Tanzania)

Diocese of Mafinga was established (from Diocese of Iringa and became suffragan of Mbeya) (Tanzania)

Fr. Vincent Cosmas Mwagala, Priest of Iringa (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Mafinga (Tanzania)

Cardinal Protase Rugambwa succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

Archbishop Paul Runangaza Ruzoka resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

Cardinal Agostino Marchetto took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Goretti

Bishop Method Kilaini resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Bukoba (Tanzania)

Fr. Eusebio Samwel Kyando, Priest of Njombe (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Njombe (Tanzania)

Fr. Jovitus Francis Mwijage, Priest of Bukoba (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania)

Bishop John Chrisostom Ndimbo resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Njombe (Tanzania)

Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, Titular Archbishop of Écija, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Goretti

Archbishop Protase Rugambwa, Coadjutor Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Montesanto

Msgr. Odilo Komba Mtoi, Priest of Tanga (Tanzania) and Chaplain of His Holiness, passed away

Fr. Thomas John Kiangio was consecrated as Bishop of Tanga (Tanzania)

Fr. Thomas John Kiangio, Priest of Tanga (Tanzania), was elected Bishop of Tanga (Tanzania)

Sr. Angela Nemilaki Kapitingana, S.M.N.D.A., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (White Sisters)

Archbishop Protase Rugambwa, Archbishop ad personam, was appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania)

Archbishop Protase Rugambwa resigned as Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University and Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation