Dickson Chilongani

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Dickson Chilongani has been Bishop of Central Tanganyika since his consecration at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Dodoma on November 23 2014. [1]

Chilongani was born on 1 January 1966. He was educated at St. Philips Theological College, Kongwa Durham University and the University of Bristol. He has been Principal of Msalato Theological College; Vicar general of the Diocese of Central Tanganyika, a lecturer at Jeonju University in South Korea; and an External Examiner of St. John's University of Tanzania

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