TANZANIA: New Bishop for Shinyanga Diocese Appointed
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| Rt. Rev. Liberatus Sangu, Bishop-Elect of Shinyanga |
The Holy
Father, Pope Francis on Monday 2nd February 2015, appointed Msgr.
Liberatus Sangu as Bishop of the Diocese of Shinyanga, Tanzania, Msgr.
Liberatus Sangu,
Father, Pope Francis on Monday 2nd February 2015, appointed Msgr.
Liberatus Sangu as Bishop of the Diocese of Shinyanga, Tanzania, Msgr.
Liberatus Sangu,
Until his
appointment, Bishop-elect Sangu was an official of the Congregation for the
Evangelization of Peoples.
appointment, Bishop-elect Sangu was an official of the Congregation for the
Evangelization of Peoples.
The Bishop-elect
hails from Sumbawanga, Tanzania and was ordained to the priesthood on July 9,
1994 in Sumbawanga. He was born February 19, 1963 at Mwazye, Diocese of
Sumbawanga. After his primary and secondary education in local schools, he
studied philosophy at Kibosho Major Seminary, Moshi and theology at St. Charles
Lwanga Segerea Seminary, in Dar-es-Salaam. After his ordination he studied
sacramental theology at the St. Anselm Pontifical Athenaeum in Rome.
hails from Sumbawanga, Tanzania and was ordained to the priesthood on July 9,
1994 in Sumbawanga. He was born February 19, 1963 at Mwazye, Diocese of
Sumbawanga. After his primary and secondary education in local schools, he
studied philosophy at Kibosho Major Seminary, Moshi and theology at St. Charles
Lwanga Segerea Seminary, in Dar-es-Salaam. After his ordination he studied
sacramental theology at the St. Anselm Pontifical Athenaeum in Rome.
The Diocese
of Shinyanga (1956) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mwanza. It has an area
of 50,000 square kilometers and a population of 2,440,000 inhabitants, of whom
745,000 are Catholics. There are 28 parishes. There are 55 priests (41 diocesan
and 14 religious), 14 religious brothers, 44 sisters and 20 seminarians. The Diocese
of Shinyanga, has been vacant since 2012, following the death of the Ordinary,
Msgr. Aloysius Balina in 2012.
of Shinyanga (1956) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mwanza. It has an area
of 50,000 square kilometers and a population of 2,440,000 inhabitants, of whom
745,000 are Catholics. There are 28 parishes. There are 55 priests (41 diocesan
and 14 religious), 14 religious brothers, 44 sisters and 20 seminarians. The Diocese
of Shinyanga, has been vacant since 2012, following the death of the Ordinary,
Msgr. Aloysius Balina in 2012.
SOURCE: VIS
