TANZANIA: New Bishop for Mbulu Diocese installed

Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered as Rt. Rev. Antony Lagwen was on 12th August 2018 consecrated bishop of Mbulu Diocese Tanzania.

The President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC), who is also the Bishop of Mpanda, Rt. Rev. Gervas Nyaisonga, stated that for 150 years the church has become alive as a tool for redemption for the people in self-reliance.

“The Church’s dream of promoting education demands support. We must support the ongoing movement of educating this nation, since education is a legitimacy heritage for future generations. Among the obvious strategies we have laid down for the better future of this nation is to invest in education, to fight for education which is redemption for all without exception,”he explained.

Bishop Nyaisonga further stated that the Church has to concentrate on organizing people by focusing on various groups and specifically seeking and implementing strategies to rescue young people in the country.

While handing over to the newly consecrated bishop, Archbishop Isaac Amani who was also the apostolic administrator of the same Diocese said that the faithful of Mbulu have to support their bishop, love him as they work together for the growth of the Church in Mbulu and Tanzania.

Archbishop Amani also asked the faithful to welcome the new bishop and let him guide them in their spiritual need and the development of the diocese.

“The existence of faith depends greatly on your presence. Keep up with the mission of evangelization tirelessly. The cooperation between clergymen, religious men and women as well as the lay men and women is the power of the church. The service of love and unity is the richness of the church also. Pay attention to the difference of every tribe and use it as the existing gifts,” Archbishop Amani who is the local ordinary for Arusha noted.

Speaking on behalf of the President of United Republic of Tanzania Dr. John Magufuli at the same function, the Minister of Law and Constitution Professor Palamagamba Kabudi said that the Catholic Church has become a tower in building up ethical society especially in this era whereby moral decay prevails in many societies.

“The Catholic church in the country has its hand in almost every sector by providing social services, particularly health, education and water projects. These services are cantered on rural areas and areas of low levels where the government does not provide the services, he explained.

His Eminence Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, Archbishop of Dar es salaam was the principal Consecrator during the colorful ceremony which was attended by hundreds of faithful from across the diocese and beyond.

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Pascal Mwanache, TEC