Anthony Petro Mayalla
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Anthony Petro Mayalla was a Tanzania
n Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
from his installation of February 28, 1988, until his death in 2009. Mayalla was also the founder of the Saint Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) and the Weil Bugando Medical Centre (WBMC).
(present-day Tanzania) on April 23, 1940. He attended primary and secondary school in Kwimba District. Mayalla enrolled in Loyola University Chicago
from 1973 until 1975, where he received a degree in education
.
on February 22, 1979.
He served as the head of the President of the TEC Council (Tanzania Episcopal Conference) beginning on June 1983 while he was Bishop of Mwanza, despite being a Roman Catholic bishop.
Miyalla was formally installed as the Archbishop
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
on February 28, 1988. He remained the Archbishop until his death in 2009.
, at approximately 2:30 P.M. on August 19, 2009. He was 69 years old.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.-History:* 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan...
from his installation of February 28, 1988, until his death in 2009. Mayalla was also the founder of the Saint Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) and the Weil Bugando Medical Centre (WBMC).
Early life
Anthony Petro Mayalla was born in the Nera village of Kwimba District, TanganyikaTanganyika
Tanganyika , later formally the Republic of Tanganyika, was a sovereign state in East Africa from 1961 to 1964. It was situated between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes of Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika...
(present-day Tanzania) on April 23, 1940. He attended primary and secondary school in Kwimba District. Mayalla enrolled in Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
from 1973 until 1975, where he received a degree in education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
.
Career
Mayalla was ordained a Catholic priest on December 20, 1970, at the at Ibindo Parish in the Mwanza Diocese. He was elevated to the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of MusomaRoman Catholic Diocese of Musoma
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Musoma is a diocese located in Musoma in the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.-History:* November 4, 1946: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Musoma-Maswa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mwanza...
on February 22, 1979.
He served as the head of the President of the TEC Council (Tanzania Episcopal Conference) beginning on June 1983 while he was Bishop of Mwanza, despite being a Roman Catholic bishop.
Miyalla was formally installed as the Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mwanza in Tanzania.-History:* 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan...
on February 28, 1988. He remained the Archbishop until his death in 2009.
Death
Anthony Petro Mayalla fell ill at approximately 10:00 A.M. on August 19, 2009, when he fell ill and was rushed to the hospital. Mayalla died of a heart attack at the Weil Bugando Medical Centre in Mwanza City, TanzaniaTanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, at approximately 2:30 P.M. on August 19, 2009. He was 69 years old.