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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 19, 2023, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Jovitus Francis Mwijage, of the clergy of Bukoba, until now National Executive Director of UMAWATA and member of the Regional Council of Seminaries and the International Economic Committee of the Pontifical Mission Societies, as bishop of the diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania. Msgr. Jovitus Francis Mwijage was born on 2 December 1966 in Bukoba. He studied philosophy at the Ntungamo Major Seminary in Bukoba and theology at the Segerea Senior Seminary in Dar-es-Salaam.
He was ordained a priest for the diocese of Bukoba on 20 July 1997.
After ordination, he first served as deputy parish priest of Mwemage (1997-1998) and teacher of history, Kiswahili, Latin and geography at Rubya Seminary (1999-2005). He was awarded a doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (2005-2011), and went on to hold the roles of professor of ecclesiastical history at Segerea Senior Seminary (2011-2012) and national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) (2012-2023). From 2012 to the present, he has served as national executive director of UMAWATA and member of the Regional Council of Seminaries of Kipalapala, Kibosho, Ntungamo, Segerea and, since 2020, member of the International Economic Committee of the Pontifical Mission Societies. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 19/10/2023)
