Agapiti Ndorobo
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Agapiti Ndorobo | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Mahenge | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dar es Salaam |
| See | Mahenge |
| Appointed | 3 March 1995 |
| Installed | 16 June 1995 |
| Predecessor | Patrick Iteka |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 December 1980 |
| Consecration | 16 June 1995 by Polycarp Cardinal Pengo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Agapiti Ndorobo 14 August 1954 Kidulo, Diocese of Dodoma, Tanzania |
Agapiti Ndorobo (born 14 August 1954) is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop of Mahenge on 3 March 1995 by Pope John Paul II.[1]
He was born on 14 August 1954 in Kidulo, in the Catholic Diocese of Kondoa, in the Dodoma Region, Tanzania. He studied in Tanzanian seminaries to become a priest.[1][2]
Priest
Bishop
On 3 March 1995 the Holy Father appointed him Bishop of the Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania.[1][2] He was consecrated and installed on 16 June 1995 at Christ the King Cathedral, in Mahenge, Diocese of Mahenge. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam assisted by Bishop Matthias Joseph Isuja, Bishop of Dodoma and Bishop Telesphore Richard Mkude, Bishop of Morogoro.[1]
Among the development projects and social programs the bishop has led in his diocese are the efforts to eradicate tuberculosis from the community.[3]