Anthony Petro Mayalla
Anthony Petro Mayalla (born April 25, 1940 in Nera, Mwanza , Tanzania ; † August 19, 2009 in Mwanza , Tanzania) was a Tanzanian clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mwanza .
Life
Anthony Mayalla studied at Loyola University Chicago , USA and was ordained a priest in Ibindo on December 20, 1970 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him fourth bishop of Musoma , a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Mwanza , in 1979 . The episcopal ordination donated him on April 22, 1979 the Archbishop of Dar es Salaam , Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa ; Co-consecrators were his predecessor John James Rudin MM and Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage , former bishop of Mwanza. In 1987 he was appointed fourth Archbishop of Mwanza.
Mayalla was the founder of the Weil Bugando Medical Center (WBMC) in Mwanza and the St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT). He was a member of the board of directors of the Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA). From 1983 to 1989 he was chairman of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC).
Anthony Mayalla died of a heart attack while in office.
Web links
- Entry on Anthony Petro Mayalla on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 18, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ^ Catholic cleric Mayalla dies of heart attack ( Memento from January 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage |
Archbishop of Mwanza 1987-2009 |
Jude Thadaeus Ruwa'ichi OFMCap |
| John James Rudin MM |
Bishop of Musoma 1979–1987 |
Justin Tetmu Samba |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mayalla, Anthony Petro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mayalla, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tanzanian clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mwanza |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nera, Mwanza , Tanzania |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 2009 |
| Place of death | Mwanza , Tanzania |