Renatus Leonard Nkwande Explained

Type:Archishop
Honorific Prefix:The Most Reverend
Renatus Leonard Nkwande
Archbishop of Mwanza
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Mwanza
See:Mwanza
Appointed:11 February 2019
Term Start:12 May 2019
Predecessor:Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi
Ordination:2 July 1995
Consecration:20 February 2011
Consecrated By:Polycarp Pengo
Birth Name:Renatus Leonard Nkwande
Birth Date:12 November 1965
Birth Place:Mantare, Tanzania
Previous Post:Bishop of Bunda (2010-19)
Apostolic Administrator of Geita (2014-16)
Motto:Bwana ni funga la posho langu
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Renatus Leonard Nkwande.svg

Renatus Leonard Nkwande is the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza in Tanzania, incumbent since May 12, 2019.

Biography

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 2002-2005. 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]

References

  1. Web site: allAfrica.com: Tanzania: First Bishop Appointed to New Diocese of Bunda.
  2. Web site: Archbishop Renatus Leonard Nkwande [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. Web site: Africa: Pope Names New Leaders in Three Dioceses. February 12, 2019.
  4. Web site: Askofu mkuu Renatus Nkwande, Jimbo kuu la Mwanza: 12 Mei 2019 - | Vatican News. May 10, 2019. www.vaticannews.va.
  5. Web site: ARCHDIOCESE OF MWANZA . 2022-09-27 . archmwanza.or.tz.