Placidus Nkalanga
Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga | |
|---|---|
Roman Catholic Church | |
| See | Diocese of Bukoba |
| In office | 1969 - 1973 |
| Predecessor | Laurean Rugambwa |
| Successor | Nestorius Timanywa |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 July 1950 |
| Consecration | 21 May 1961 by Pope John XXIII |
| Rank | Bishop Emeritus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1919 |
| Died | 18 December 2015 (aged 96) Peramiho, Songea, Tanzania |
| Previous post(s) | [1] Titular Bishop of Balbura (18 April 1961 – 6 March 1969) Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania) (18 April 1961 – 6 March 1969) Apostolic Administrator of Kabale (Uganda) (1 February 1966 – 29 May 1969) President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (1969 – 1970) Bishop of Bukoba (Tanzania) (6 March 1969 – 26 November 1973) |
Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien. He lived there for 42 years, from his resignation from the episcopate in 1973 until his death in 2015.
Biography
Born in Ruti,
Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale in Western Uganda after it was just established in the ecclesiastical province of Mbarara. In Uganda he was revered notably for his evangelical simplicity and persuasive personality which made him an ideal leader.[4]
On 6 March 1969 Nkalangwa was appointed Bishop of the
Order of Saint Benedict[6] in Hanga, Songea. On 28 December 2015 Nkalanga died in Peramiho, Songea, a Benedictine abbey in Southwestern Tanzania. At the time of his death he was the oldest living Catholic bishop in Africa and 18th oldest in the world.[7]
References
- ^ "Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania". GCatholic.
- ^ "Hanga News: Bishop Nkalanga". November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Second Vatican Council, Session One, Council Fathers, Page 9 [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ "The Right Reverend Gervasius Placidus Nkalanga". www.kabalediocese.org.
- ^ "Tanzania Episcopal Conference (T.E.C.)".
- ^ "Order of Saint Benedict (Institute of Consecrated Life - Men) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ "Oldest Bishops [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.