Thomas John Kiangio

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Thomas John Kiangio
Bishop of Tanga
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Dar es Salaam
SeeTanga
Appointed7 June 2023
Installed3 September 2023
Predecessor Titus Joseph Mdoe
Previous post(s) Admistrator Diocese of Tanga (20 December 2020 until 7 June 2023)
Orders
Ordination16 July 1997
Consecration3 September 2023
by  Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi
Personal details
Born
Thomas John Kiangio

(1965-03-17) 17 March 1965 (age 59)
Mazinde Ngua, Diocese of Tanga, Tanzania

Thomas John Kiangio (born 17 March 1965) is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop on 7 June 2023 by Pope Francis. [1]

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Early life and education

He was born on 17 March 1965 in Mazinde Ngua, Diocese of Tanga, Tanga District, Tanga Region in Tanzania. [1] [2]

He attended primary school in his home area. He attended Saint Antony's Seminary Ntungamo in the Catholic Diocese of Bukoba. He then transferred to the Charles Lwanga Major Seminary Segerea in the Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam. Later, from 1999 until 2003, he pursued a higher degree courses from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. [2] He holds both a Licentiate and a Doctorate in Dogmatic Theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome. [3]

Priest

He was ordained deacon on 1 January 1997 for the Diocese of Tanga, Tanzania. On 16 July 1997 he was ordained priest of Tanga Diocese. [1]

While a priest, he served in various roles, including as: [2]

Pope Francis appointed Father Thomas John Kiangio as administrator of the Diocese of Tanga, on 20 December 2020, while Kangio was still a priest. This followed the death of the late bishop Anthony Mathias Banzi, who died on 20 December 2020. [2] [3]

Bishop

On 7 June 2023, the Holy Father Pope Francis appointed him as bishop and assigned him to the Diocese of Tanga. [1] [3]

He was consecrated and installed on 3 September 2023 at St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral, Tanga, Diocese of Tanga at the hands of Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam assisted by Bishop Titus Joseph Mdoe, Bishop of Mtwara and Bishop Joseph Roman Mlola, Bishop of Kigoma. [1] [4]

See also

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Anthony Mathias Banzi (10 June 1994 - 20 December 2020)
Bishop of Tanga
Since(7 June 2023
Succeeded by

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