Renatus Leonard Nkwande | |
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Archbishop of Mwanza | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Mwanza |
See | Mwanza |
Appointed | 11 February 2019 |
Installed | 12 May 2019 |
Predecessor | Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Bunda (2010-19) Apostolic Administrator of Geita (2014-16) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 2 July 1995 |
Consecration | 20 February 2011 by Polycarp Pengo |
Personal details | |
Born | Renatus Leonard Nkwande 12 November 1965 |
Motto | Bwana ni funga la posho langu |
Coat of arms |
Renatus Leonard Nkwande is the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza in Tanzania, incumbent since May 12, 2019.
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 and 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]
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