Paul R. Ruzoka Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Paul R. Ruzoka
Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Tabora
Province:Tabora
Metropolis:Tabora
Diocese:Tabora
Appointed:25 November 2006
Term Start:28 January 2007
Term End:10 November 2023
Predecessor:Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde
Successor:Protase Rugambwa
Ordination:20 July 1975
Ordained By:Bishop Alphonse Daniel Nsabi
Consecration:6 January 1990
Consecrated By:John Paul II
Birth Date:1948 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Nyakayenzi, Tanganyika
Nationality:Tanzanian
Motto:Nitalitii neno lako
Coat Of Arms Alt:Archbishop Paul Ruzoka coat of Arms

Paul Runangaza Ruzoka (born 1948) is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Tabora from 2006 to 2023. He has been a bishop since 1990.[1]

Biography

Archbishop Paul R. Ruzoka was born in 1948 in Nyakayenzi, Kigoma. After his studies and clerical formations, on July 20, 1975, he was ordained priest by the laying on of hands by Bishop Alphons Daniel Nsabi of the Catholic Diocese of Kigoma, being the sixth native priest of Kigoma, to be ordained priest in Kigoma. On November 10, 1989, Saint John Paul II appointed him the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kigoma and was consecrated by Saint John Paul II on January 6, 1990, at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. On November 25, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him the Archbishop of Tabora Archdiocese and officially installed on January 28, 2007.He retired upon reaching the retirement age of bishops of 75 years on 10th November 2023.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Paul Ruzoka . catholic-hierarchy.com . 31 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Askofu Mkuu Paulo Ruzoka: Tukutane IFUCHA 25 Septemba 2022: Tuna Jambo Letu! . www.Vaticannews.va. 31 December 2022.