Mwasekaga named Mbeya Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga was named Auxiliary Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania and titular bishop of Thuburbo Minus.

Kibozi named Dodoma Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Wilbroad Henry Kibozi was named Auxiliary Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania and titular bishop of Zallata.

Ruzoka retired, Rugambwa succeeded as Tabora Archbishop

Archbishop Paul Runangaza Ruzoka retired and Protase Cardinal Rugambwa succeeded as Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania.

Mwijage named Bukoba Bishop

Bishop-elect Jovitus Francis Mwijage was named Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Desiderius M. Rwoma in October 2022.

Kyando named Njombe Bishop

Bishop-elect Eusebio Samwel Kyando was named Bishop of Njombe, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Alfred Leonhard Maluma in April 2021.

New Cardinals!

Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 21 new Cardinals on 30 Septemeber 2023. Here is the list:

Cardinal-Designates:

• Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops; Age: 68.0
• Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches; Age: 67.9
• Victor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Age: 61.1
• Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy; Age: 76.6
• Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America; Age: 77.6
• Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine; Age: 58.4
• Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa; Age: 67.0
• Ángel Sixto Rossi, S.J., Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina; Age: 65.1
• Luis José Rueda Aparicio, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia; Age: 61.5
• Grzegorz Ryś, Archbishop of Łódź, Poland; Age: 59.6
• Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan; Age: 59.7
• José Cobo Cano, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain; Age: 58.0
• Protase Rugambwa, Coadjutor Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania; Age: 63.3
• Sebastian Francis, Bishop of Penang, Malaysia; Age: 71.8
• Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J., Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China; Age: 64.1
• François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Ajaccio, France; Age: 54.8
• Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal; Age: 49.7
• Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B., Rector General of Salesians of Saint John Bosco; Age: 63.1

Count: 18; Average Age: 63.7

Cardinal-Designates (Non-Voting):

• Agostino Marchetto, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Age: 83.0
• Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela; Age: 84.3
• Luis Pascual Dri, O.F.M. Cap., Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; Age: 96.4

Count: 3; Average Age: 87.9

Accattino named Tanzania Nuncio

Archbishop Angelo Accattino was named Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Marek Solczyński was named Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey in February 2022.

Archbishop Accattino had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.

Nkoronko named Kahama Bishop

Bishop-elect Christopher Ndizeye Nkoronko was named Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS was named Bishop of Moshi in December 2019.

Ngonyani retired, Pisa named Lindi Bishop

Bishop Bruno Pius Ngonyani retired and Bishop-elect Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania.

Musomba and Mchamungu named Dar-es-Salaam Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Stephano Musomba, O.S.A. and Bishop-elect Henry Mchamungu were named Auxiliary Bishops of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania and titular bishops of Perdices and Tanaramusa, respectively.

Msimbe named Morogoro Bishop

Bishop-elect Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe, S.D.S. was named Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Telesphore Mkude in December 2020.

Masondole named Bunda Bishop

Bishop-elect Simon Chibuga Masondole was named Bishop of Bunda, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Renatus Leonard Nkwande was named Archbishop of Mwanza in February 2019.

Mkude retired as Morogoro Bishop

Bishop Telesphore Mkude retired as Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania.

Nzigilwa named Mpanda Bishop

Bishop Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa was named Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga was named Archbishop of Mbeya in December 2018.

Bishop Nzigilwa had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam.

Nkwande named Mwanza Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Renatus Leonard Nkwande was named Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam in June 2018.

Archbishop-designate Nkwande had been serving as Bishop of Bunda.

Mbeya elevated to Archdiocese, Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga named Archbishop

The diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania was elevated to an Archdiocese.

It had been vacant since the death of Bishop Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. in November 2018.

Archbishop-designate Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga was named the first Archbishop. He had been serving as Bishop of Mpanda.

Mhasi named Tunduru-Masasi Bishop

Bishop-elect Filbert Felician Mhasi was named Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Castor Paul Msemwa in October 2017.

Ruwa’ichi named Dar-es-Salaam Coadjutor

Archbishop Jude Thadaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

He had been serving as Archbishop of Mwanza.

Lagwen named Mbulu Bishop

Bishop-elect Anthony Lagwen was named Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap.Dodoma in November 2014.

Lebulu retired, Massawe named Arusha Archbishop

Archbishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu retired and Archbishop-designate Isaac Amani Massawe as named Archbishop of Arusha, Tanzania.

Archbishop-designate Massawe had been serving as Bishop of Moshi.