Joseph Mlola Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
Joseph Roman Mlola
Honorific Suffix:ALCP/OSS
Bishop of Kigoma
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Tabora
Appointed:10 July 2014
Term Start:26 October 2014
Predecessor:Protase Rugambwa
Ordination:12 July 1997
Consecration:26 October 2014
Consecrated By:Paul Runangaza Ruzoka
Birth Date:9 January 1966
Birth Place:Mashati, Rombo, Tanzania
Motto:la|'''Caritate, Unitas et Pax'''|Love, Unity and Peace|break=yes
Joseph Roman Mlola, ALCP/OSS
Dipstyle:
Offstyle:Your Grace

Joseph Roman Mlola, ALCP/OSS (9 January 1966) is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who serves as Bishop of Kigoma since 2014.[1] [2]

Background

Mlola was born on 9 January 1966 at Mashati Village, Rombo District, Kilimanjaro Region, in northeastern Tanzania.[1] [2]

Priest

He was ordained priest on 12 July 1997. He is a member of the Apostolic Life Community of Priests in the Opus Spiritus Sancti, A.L.C.P./O.S.S. (Holy Spirit Fathers).[1] [2]

Bishop

Mlola was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Kigoma on 10 July 2014 by Pope Francis and was consecrated bishop on 26 October 2014 at Kigoma. He was consecrated by Archbishop Paul Runangaza RuzokaArchbishop of Tabora, assisted by Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, the Papal Niucio to Tanzania at that time and Archbishop Protase Rugambwa, Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Joseph Roman Mlola, ALCP/OSS . 30 September 2023 . . David M. Cheney . 1 October 2023 . Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
  2. Web site: Tanzania: Bishop of Kigoma Diocese Tanzania Ordained . October 2014 . . AMECEA . 1 October 2023 . Nairobi, Kenya.