TANZANIA: Archdiocese of Arusha Gets an Auxiliary Bishop
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| Rt. Rev. Prosper Balthazar Lyimo |
The Holy
Father on 11th November 2014 appointed Rev. Prosper Balthazar Lyimo
as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Arusha.
According to
Vatican Information Service the Bishop-elect was born in Kyou-Kilema, Tanzania
in 1964 and was ordained a priest in 1997.
Vatican Information Service the Bishop-elect was born in Kyou-Kilema, Tanzania
in 1964 and was ordained a priest in 1997.
He studied
canon law at the Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome, and subsequently
obtained a doctorate in canon law from St. Paul’s University, Ottawa, Canada,
and is currently chancellor and judicial vicar of the Archdiocese of Arusha,
Tanzania.
canon law at the Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome, and subsequently
obtained a doctorate in canon law from St. Paul’s University, Ottawa, Canada,
and is currently chancellor and judicial vicar of the Archdiocese of Arusha,
Tanzania.
Archdiocese
of Arusha has an area 67,340; population 2,364,000, whereby Catholics are
512,073; Priests 128 and Religious 639.
of Arusha has an area 67,340; population 2,364,000, whereby Catholics are
512,073; Priests 128 and Religious 639.
SOURCE: Sara Pelaji, TEC
Kiongozi, Communication Office
Kiongozi, Communication Office
