Damian Kyaruzi (born 1940) is Tanzanian Bishop emeritus of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga. He was consecrated bishop of Sumbawanga on 1997 by the late Archbishop Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde. Pope Francis accepted his retirement on 19 April 2018 and appointed Bishop Beatus Christian Urassa, ALCP/OSS as his successor.[1] [2] [3]
| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific Prefix: | Right Reverend |
| Damian Kyaruzi | |
| Bishop emeritus of Sumbawanga | |
| Church: | Catholic |
| Metropolis: | Mbeya |
| Diocese: | Sumbawanga |
| See: | Sumbawanga |
| Appointed: | 21 April 1997 |
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| Term Start: | 29 June 1997 |
| Retired: | 19 April 2018 |
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| Predecessor: | Charles Msakila |
| Successor: | Beatus Christian Urassa, ALCP/OSS |
| Previous Post: | Rector of St Anthony of Padua Ntungamo Major Seminary (1972-1977) Vicar General Diocese of Bukoba (1986-1997) |
| Ordination: | 29 June 1968 |
| Consecration: | 29 June 1997 |
| Consecrated By: | Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde |
| Birth Name: | Damian Kyaruzi |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Butahinamwa, Bukoba, Tanganyika Territory |
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| Nationality: | Tanzanian |
| Religion: | Catholicism |
| Residence: | Sumbawanga |
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| Alma Mater: | Katigondo Major Seminary (1962-1964) Pontifical Urban University, Rome (1964-1971) |
| Motto: | la|Nomen Domini Invocabo|I call in the name of the Lord |