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Renatus Leonard Nkwande

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Renatus Leonard Nkwande
Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda
ChurchRoman Catholic
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Bunda
In office2010 –
Predecessornone
Previous post(s)Diocesan administrator, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
Orders
Ordination2 July 1995
Personal details
Born (1965-11-12) November 12, 1965 (age 58)

Renatus Leonard Nkwande is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda in Tanzania.He is born in Mantare, Tanzania on November 12, 1965. He attended primary schools in Sumve. In 1981 he joined a Junior Seminary. In 1987 he went to the Kibosho Major Seminary in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi and in 1989 he studied theology in St Charles Lwanga Seminary in Dar-es-Salaam.

On July 2, 1995 he was ordained priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza. He studied in Rome for a Licentiate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Urban University between 2002-2005. Until his appointment, he was the Vicar General and administrator of the Archdiocese of Mwanza.[1]

On November 27, 2010 Renatus Leonard Nkwande was appointed bishop of the newly created Diocese of Bunda. He was ordained a bishop on February 20, 2011.[2]

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