William Pascal Kikoti
William Pascal Kikoti (born March 3, 1957 in Ihimbo, Nyabula, Iringa , Tanzania ; † August 28, 2012 in Mwanza , Tanzania) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Mpanda .
William Pascal Kikoti attended the minor seminar in Mafinga (1974/77) and in Nyegezi, Mwanza (1978/80). From 1982 to 1983 he studied philosophy at the seminary in Ntungamo and from 1983 to 1988 theology in Kipalapala . He received in on 29 June 1988 Iringa the priesthood . From 1989 to 1996 he completed a doctoral degree at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome . From 1997 to 2000 he worked at the seminary in Peramiho .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on October 23, 2000 as the first bishop of the newly founded diocese of Mpanda. The Archbishop of Dar es Salaam , Polycarp Cardinal Pengo , donated him episcopal ordination on January 14, 2001 ; Co -consecrators were Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto , Apostolic Nuncio in Tanzania, and Mario Mgulunde , Archbishop of Tabora . He was a member of the Association of Bishops' Conferences of East Africa (AMECEA)
He died surprisingly in office at the Bugando Referral Hospital in Mwanza.
Fonts
- Episcopal Conferences in the Light of Vatican II, the Theological Foundation and Role in the Church. A Case Study of Tanzania Episcopal Conference , 1996 (dissertation)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "Mpanda Catholic bishop Kikoti dies" , The Citizen, August 29, 2008 (English)
- ↑ "ASKOFU KIKOTI AFARIKI" ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Tanzania Episcopal Conference TEC, August 29, 2008 (Swahili)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Mpanda 2000–2012 |
Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga |
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SURNAME | Kikoti, William Pascal |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kikoti, William |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tanzanian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ihimbo, Nyabula, Iringa , Tanzania |
DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 2012 |
Place of death | Mwanza , Tanzania |