Protase Rugambwa

Protase Rugambwa ( born May 31, 1960 in Bunena, Tanzania ) is a Curia, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

Protase Rugambwa attended the seminars in Katoke and Itaga. On Kibosho Senior Seminary Rugambwa studied philosophy at St. Charles Lwanga and Segerea Senior Seminary. Catholic theology. He received on 2 September 1990 in Dar es Salaam by Pope John Paul II the sacrament of ordination to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rulenge.

From 1990 until 1991 Protase Rugambwa parochial vicar was in Mabira. Rugambwa taught from 1991 to 1994 at the Seminar in Katoke. In addition, he was commissioner of the diocese Rulenge for liturgy and chaplain of the hospital in Biharamulo. 1994 Protase Rugambwa was sent to Rome for further studies. In 1998 he received his doctorate at the Pontifical Lateran University in specialized pastoral theology. From 1998 to 1999 Rugambwa was responsible for the pastoral care of vocations in the diocese Rulenge and Head of the Department of Pastoral. He was from 2000 to 2002 Vicar General of the diocese Rulenge. 2002 Protase Rugambwa Officer in the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

January 18, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him. Bishop of Kigoma. The Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, donated to him on 13 April of the same year the episcopal ordination; Co-consecrators were the secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Archbishop Robert Sarah Curia, and the Archbishop of Tabora, Paul Ruzoka.

On June 26, 2012, he was named Benedict XVI. Associate Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies. He also granted him the personal title of archbishop. On September 21, 2013, was confirmed by Pope Francis permanently in the Office of the Deputy Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.