Charles Nyamiti
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The Reverend Father Charles Nyamiti | |
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| Father | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
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| Born | 1931 Tabora, Tanzania |
| Died | 2020 (aged 88–89) Tanzania |
Charles Nyamìtì (1931 – 2020) was a Catholic theologian known for his pioneer work in African theology.[1]
Nyamiti, a Wanyamwezi of Tanzania, was born in 1931 into a Christian home to Theophilus Chambi Chambigulu and Helen Nyasolo as one of three brothers and four sisters. He trained for the Catholic priesthood at Kipalapala Major Seminary in Tabora, Tanzania, and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1962. He went to Louvain University from 1963 to 1969, completing a doctorate in Systematic Theology and a certificate in Music Theory and Piano, and pursued a second doctorate in Cultural Anthropology and a Licentiate in Music Composition at the University of Vienna.[1]
After his education, Nyamiti returned to Tanzania, serving as a professor at Kipalapala Major Seminary (1976—1981) and at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (1983—2019) in Nairobi, Kenya.[2]
After his time at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nyamiti returned to the Archdiocese of Tabora and died on 19 May 2020.[2]
