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Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate

The Most Reverend
Damian Denis Dallu
Archbishop of Songea
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea
SeeSongea
Appointed14 March 2014
Installed18 May 2014
PredecessorNorbert Wendelin Mtega
SuccessorIncumbent
Previous post(s)Bishop of Geita (14 April 2000 until 14 March 2014)
Orders
Ordination15 November 1984
Consecration30 July 2000
by Polycarp Cardinal Pengo
Personal details
BornDamian Denis Dallu
(1955-04-26) 26 April 1955 (age 69)
Kiponzelo, Diocese of Iringa, Iringa Region, Tanzania

Damian Denis Dallu is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea, Tanzania. He was appointed archbishop on 14 March 2014 by Pope Francis and was installed on 18 May 2014. Before that, he served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Geita, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop on 14 April 2000 by Pope John Paul II and was consecrated and installed on 30 July 2000.

Background and education

He was born on 26 April 1955 in Kiponzelo, Maboga, Iringa Region. He is the last born in a family of six siblings. He attended Kiponzelo Primary School from grade one to grade four. He transferred to Kalenga Middle School from grade five to grade seven. He then studied at Mafinga Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Iringa, where he completed his secondary school education in 1978.

Later, he graduated with a Master's degree from the [[Catholic University of Eastern Africa]] (CUEA) in Nairobi, Kenya. He also holds a Doctorate in Moral Theology, from a university in Belgium.

Priest

On 15 November 1984 he was ordained priest of Geita Diocese. He served as lecturer at the Segerea Major Seminary in the archdiocese of Dar es Salaam.

Bishop

On 14 April 2000 The Holy Father appointed him Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Geita. He was consecrated and installed on 30 July 2000, by the hands of Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam assisted by Bishop Aloysius Balina, Bishop of Shinyanga and Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa, Bishop of Iringa.

Pope Francis appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea on 14 March 2014. He was installed there on 14 May 2014. As of November 2019, Bishop Damian Denis Dallu, Archbishop of Songea, served as the President of the Episcopal Commission for Missions, in Tanzania.

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References

  1. ^ David M. Cheney (25 February 2024). "MicroData Summary for Archbishop Damian Denis Dallu (born 26 April 1955), Archbishop of Songea". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Kansas City. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. ^ Vatican Information Service and AMECEA Social Communications Office (14 March 2014). "Tanzania: Archdiocese of Songea Gets A New Shepherd". Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  3. CISA (14 March 2014). "Tanzania: Appointment of the Archbishop of Songea" (via AllAfrica.com). Catholic Information Service for Africa (CISA). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. Agenzia Fides (11 November 2019). "Africa/Tanzania: Strong Participation In The Closing Mass of The Extraordinary Missionary Month". Agenzia Fides. Vatican City. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

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Succession table

Religious titles
Preceded byAloysius Balina (8 November 1984 - 8 August 1997) Bishop of Geita
(14 April 2000 - 14 March 2014) 		Succeeded byFlavian Matindi Kassala (28 April 2016 - present)
Religious titles
Preceded byNorbert Wendelin Mtega (6 July 1992 - 15 May 2013) Archbishop of Songea
14 March 2014 - present 		Succeeded byincumbent
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