Renatus Leonard Nkwande

Renatus Leonard Nkwande is the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza in Tanzania, incumbent since May 12, 2019.

The Most Reverend

Renatus Leonard Nkwande
Archbishop of Mwanza
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMwanza
SeeMwanza
Appointed11 February 2019
Installed12 May 2019
PredecessorJude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi
Orders
Ordination2 July 1995
Consecration20 February 2011
by Polycarp Pengo
Personal details
Born
Renatus Leonard Nkwande

(1965-11-12) 12 November 1965
Mantare, Tanzania
Previous post(s)Bishop of Bunda (2010-19)
Apostolic Administrator of Geita (2014-16)
MottoBwana ni funga la posho langu
Coat of armsRenatus Leonard Nkwande's coat of arms

Biography

Nkwande was born in Mantare,(sumve-Mwanza) Tanzania on November 12, 1965. He attended primary schools in Sumve. In 1981 he joined a Junior Seminary. In 1987 he went to the Kibosho Major Seminary in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi and in 1989 he studied theology in St Charles Lwanga Seminary in Dar-es-Salaam.

On July 2, 1995 he was ordained priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza. He studied in Rome for a Licentiate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Urban University between 2002-2005. Until his appointment, he was the Vicar General and administrator of the Archdiocese of Mwanza.[1]

On November 27, 2010 Renatus Leonard Nkwande was appointed bishop of the newly created Diocese of Bunda. He was ordained a bishop on February 20, 2011.[2]

On February 11, 2019, Nkwande was appointed the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza and officially resumed office on May 12, 2019.[3][4]

The Most Reverend,Renatus L. Nkwande
Coat of Arms

See also[5]

References
  1. "allAfrica.com: Tanzania: First Bishop Appointed to New Diocese of Bunda".
  2. "Archbishop Renatus Leonard Nkwande [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. "Africa: Pope Names New Leaders in Three Dioceses". February 12, 2019.
  4. "Askofu mkuu Renatus Nkwande, Jimbo kuu la Mwanza: 12 Mei 2019 - | Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. May 10, 2019.
  5. "ARCHDIOCESE OF MWANZA". archmwanza.or.tz. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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