Agapiti Ndorobo

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Agapiti Ndorobo
Bishop of Mahenge
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam
SeeMahenge
Appointed3 March 1995
Installed16 June 1995
Predecessor Patrick Iteka
Successor Incumbent
Orders
Ordination6 December 1980
Consecration16 June 1995
by  Polycarp Cardinal Pengo
Personal details
Born
Agapiti Ndorobo

(1954-08-14) 14 August 1954 (age 70)

Agapiti Ndorobo (born 14 August 1954) is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop of Mahenge on 3 March 1995 by Pope John Paul II. [1]

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Early life and education

He was born on 14 August 1954 in Kidulo, in the Catholic Diocese of Kondoa, in the Dodoma Region, Tanzania. He studied in Tanzanian seminaries to become a priest. [1] [2]

Priest

He was ordained priest of Dodoma on 6 December 1980. He served in that role until 3 March 1995. [1] [2]

Bishop

On 3 March 1995 the Holy Father appointed him Bishop of the Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania. [1] [2] He was consecrated and installed on 16 June 1995 at Christ the King Cathedral, in Mahenge, Diocese of Mahenge. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam assisted by Bishop Matthias Joseph Isuja, Bishop of Dodoma and Bishop Telesphore Richard Mkude, Bishop of Morogoro. [1]

Among the development projects and social programs the bishop has led in his diocese are the efforts to eradicate tuberculosis from the community. [3]

See also

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by (14 June 1973 to 22 August 1883) Bishop of Mahenge
(since 3 March 1995)
Succeeded by

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References

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