Polycarp Pengo

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Polycarp Cardinal Pengo (born August 5, 1944 in Mwazye , Tanzania ) is a Tanzanian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

Life

Pengo attended secondary school at the Minorite College in Kaengesa from 1959 to 1964 . In 1965 he entered the seminary of Kipalalpala and studied three years of philosophy (from 1965 to 1967) and four years of Catholic theology (from 1968 to 1971).

On June 20, 1971, Pengo was ordained a priest for the diocese of Sumbawanga . For the next two years, from June 1971 to July 1973, he served as secretary to the bishop .

From 1973 to 1977 he studied moral theology at the Pontifical Lateran University (Academy of St. Alphonsus) and earned a doctorate . After his studies he returned to Tanzania and taught moral theology in 1977 at the seminary of Kipalalpala. Then he was called to the rain of the advanced seminar of Segerea . Pengo held this position from 1978 to 1983.

On November 11, 1983, Pengo was appointed Bishop of Nachingwea by Pope John Paul II . The episcopal ordination by the Pope took place on the Epiphany (January 6th) 1984 in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome , co- consecrators were Eduardo Martínez Somalo , substitute for the Cardinal Secretary of State , and Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy , Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore and Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples . Pengo took office on February 19, 1984.

On October 17, 1986 he was appointed bishop of the newly established diocese of Tunduru-Masasi , where he was installed on February 12, 1987.

Pengo succeeded Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa on July 22, 1992 , after he had been appointed coadjutor archbishop there on January 22, 1990 .

In the consistory of February 21, 1998, Pope John Paul II accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church Nostra Signora de La Salette in the college of cardinals .

Since 2007 he has been President of SECAM ( Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar ). He participated in the 2013 conclave that Pope Francis elected.

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on August 15, 2019.

Membership in congregations and councils of the Curia

Polycarp Pengo is or was a member of the following congregations and councils of the Roman Curia :

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rinuncia e successione dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 15, 2019, accessed August 15, 2019 (Italian).
  2. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Clero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 6, 2008, accessed August 15, 2019 (Italian).
  3. ↑ nouns di Membri e nella conferme Congregation for the Clergy. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 9, 2014, accessed June 11, 2014 (Italian).
  4. ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 6, 2002, accessed August 15, 2019 (Italian).
  5. ^ Nomine nel Pontificio Consiglio per la Famiglia. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 24, 2007, accessed August 15, 2019 (Italian).
  6. ^ Nomina nel Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 24, 2004, accessed August 15, 2019 (Italian).
predecessor Office successor
Arnold Ralph Cotey SDS Bishop of Nachingwea
1983–1986 		Maurus Libaba
New diocese established Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi
1986–1990 		Magnus Mwalunyungu
Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa Archbishop of Dar es Salaam
Coadjutor Archbishop 1990–1992
Diocesan Archbishop 1992–2019 		Jude Thadaeus Ruwa'ichi OFMCap


personal data
SURNAME Pengo, polycarp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pengo, Polycarp Cardinal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Tanzanian Roman Catholic clergyman, cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Mwazye , Tanzania