Renatus Leonard Nkwande
Renatus Leonard Nkwande is the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza in Tanzania since May 12, 2019.
Renatus Leonard Nkwande | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Mwanza | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Mwanza |
| See | Mwanza |
| Appointed | 11 February 2019 |
| Installed | 12 May 2019 |
| Predecessor | Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 July 1995 |
| Consecration | 20 February 2011 by Polycarp Pengo |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Renatus Leonard Nkwande |
| Born | 12 November 1965 Mantare, Tanzania |
| Previous post | Bishop of Bunda (2010-19) Apostolic Administrator of Geita (2014-16) |
| Motto | Bwana ni funga la posho langu |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography
Nkwande was born in Mantare, 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, Bishop Nkwande was appointed the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza and officially resumed office on May 12,2019.[3][4]
References
- allAfrica.com: Tanzania: First Bishop Appointed to New Diocese of Bunda
- Bishop Renatus Leonard Nkwande [Catholic-Hierarchy]
- https://zenit.org/articles/africa-pope-names-new-leaders-in-three-dioceses/
- https://www.vaticannews.va/sw/church/news/2019-05/askofu-mkuu-renatus-leonard-nkwande-jimbo-kuu-mwanza-kusimikwa.html