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Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga
Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga (born 7 March 1976) is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who serves as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbeya. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Mbeya on 9 March 2024 by Pope Francis. On the same day, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Minus.[1] Background and educationHe was born on 7 March 1976, at Kyela, Mbeya Region, Diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania. He attended primary and secondary schools in his home area. He studied at the Saint Augustin Major Seminary in Peramiho, Tanzania. Later, he graduated with a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the St. Thomas Theological Institute in Messina, Italy. From 2008, he studied at the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome, graduating with a Doctorate in Theology in 2017.[1][2] PriesthoodHe was ordained a priest of the diocese of Mbeya on 14 July 2005. He served in that capacity until 9 March 2024.[1][2] As priest he served in various roles inside and outside of his diocese including as:[2]
As bishopHe was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya, Tanzania on 9 March 2024. On the same day he was concurrently appointed Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Minus.[1][2][3] He was consecrated and installed at Sokoine Stadium, at Mbeya in the Archdiocese of Mbeya on 26 May 2024, at the hands of Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam assisted by Archbishop Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga, Archbishop of Mbeya and Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam.[1] See alsoReferences
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