Polycarp Pengo was born on 5 August 1944. He was ordained a priest in 1971 by the late Bishop Charles Msakila,[1][2] he studied Moral Theology in Rome at the Pontifical Lateran University, obtaining a doctorate in 1977. He taught Moral theology in Kipalapala Theological Seminary for a short time, and then became the first Rector of Segerea Theological Seminary in Dar-es-Salaam up to 1983.
On 18 September 2012, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as a Synod Father for the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.[5]
Pope Francis accepted his retirement as archbishop on 15 August 2019.[6]
Viewsedit
Homosexualityedit
In 2000, Pengo hit out at the commission of homosexual acts, saying it was one of the most heinous sins on earth.[7]
Clashes in Tanzaniaedit
In 2004, he lashed out at the perpetrators of clashes claiming to pursue a religious cause.[8]
Pengo has declared that the AIDS epidemic cannot be overcome by relying exclusively or primarily on the distribution of prophylactics, but only through a strategy based on education to individual responsibility in the framework of a moral view of human sexuality.[9]
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Polycarp Pengo born 5 August 1944 is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dar es Salaam from 1992 to 2019 A bishop since 1983 he was made a cardinal in 1998 His EminencePolycarp PengoCardinal Archbishop emeritus of Dar es SalaamPengo in March 2013 ChurchCatholic ChurchArchdioceseDar es SalaamInstalled22 July 1992Term ended15 August 2019PredecessorLaurean RugambwaSuccessorJude Thaddaeus Ruwa ichiOther post s Cardinal Priest of Nostra Signora de La SaletteOrdersOrdination20 June 1971by Charles MsakilaConsecration6 January 1984by John Paul IICreated cardinal21 February 1998by John Paul IIRankCardinal PriestPersonal detailsBornPolycarp Pengo 1944 08 05 5 August 1944 age 79 Mwazye Rukwa Region TanzaniaNationalityTanzanianDenominationRoman CatholicPrevious post s Bishop of Nachingwea 1983 1985 Bishop of Tunduru Masasi 1985 1990 Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar es Salaam 1990 1992 Archbishop of Dar es Salaam 1992 2019 MottoEcce ego domine Here I am Lord Coat of arms Ordination history of Polycarp PengoHistoryPriestly ordinationOrdained byCharles MsakilaDate20 June 1971PlaceDiocese of SumbawangaEpiscopal consecrationPrincipal consecratorJohn Paul IICo consecratorsEduardo Martinez Somalo Duraisamy Simon LourdusamyDate6 January 1984PlaceSaint Peter s Basilica Rome ItalyCardinalateElevated byJohn Paul IIDate21 February 1998Episcopal successionBishops consecrated by Polycarp Pengo as principal consecratorAnthony Mathias Banzi15 September 1994Agapiti Ndorobo16 June 1995Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao C S Sp27 April 1997Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa ichi O F M Cap16 May 1999Jacob Venance Koda30 May 1999Desiderius M Rwoma11 July 1999Method Kilaini18 March 2000Damian Denis Dallu30 July 2000William Pascal Kikoti14 January 2001Ludovick Joseph Minde ALCP OSS05 August 2001Alfred Leonhard Maluma01 September 2002Castor Paul Msemwa30 January 2005Beatus Kinyaiya O F M Cap02 July 2006Isaac Amani Massawe22 February 2008Protase Rugambwa13 April 2008Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza06 November 2008 Styles of Polycarp PengoReference styleHis EminenceSpoken styleYour EminenceInformal styleCardinalSeeDar es Salaam Contents 1 Biography 2 Views 2 1 Homosexuality 2 2 Clashes in Tanzania 2 3 Church teaching on AIDS 3 References 4 External linksBiography editPolycarp Pengo was born on 5 August 1944 He was ordained a priest in 1971 by the late Bishop Charles Msakila 1 2 he studied Moral Theology in Rome at the Pontifical Lateran University obtaining a doctorate in 1977 He taught Moral theology in Kipalapala Theological Seminary for a short time and then became the first Rector of Segerea Theological Seminary in Dar es Salaam up to 1983 He was made Bishop of Nachingwea now Lindi in 1983 3 and of Tunduru Masasi in 1985 In 1990 he was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar es Salaam and in 1992 he became Archbishop of Dar es Salaam following the resignation of Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa 3 Pengo was proclaimed a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 21 February 1998 Pengo was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI and in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis 2 He has the following Curial Memberships Evangelization of the Peoples Doctrine of Faith congregations Interreligious Dialogue Culture councils Special Council for Africa of the General of the Synod of Bishops Since 2007 he has been president of the SECAM Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar 4 On 18 September 2012 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as a Synod Father for the upcoming October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops 5 Pope Francis accepted his retirement as archbishop on 15 August 2019 6 Views editHomosexuality edit In 2000 Pengo hit out at the commission of homosexual acts saying it was one of the most heinous sins on earth 7 Clashes in Tanzania edit In 2004 he lashed out at the perpetrators of clashes claiming to pursue a religious cause 8 Church teaching on AIDS edit Further information Catholic Church and HIV AIDS Pengo has declared that the AIDS epidemic cannot be overcome by relying exclusively or primarily on the distribution of prophylactics but only through a strategy based on education to individual responsibility in the framework of a moral view of human sexuality 9 References edit https www catholic hierarchy org bishop bmsakila html a b Cardinal Pengo catholic hierarchy com Retrieved 14 July 2020 a b Pengo Polycarp catholicnewsagency com Catholic News Agency CNA Retrieved 14 July 2020 African Cardinals secam org SECAM Retrieved 14 July 2020 Rinunce e Nomine 18 09 2012 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 18 September 2012 Rinunce e nomine 15 08 2019 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 15 August 2019 Retrieved 15 August 2019 Homosexuality one of the most heinous sins on earth Archived from the original on 15 June 2010 Retrieved 1 September 2009 Good Friday Homily Archived from the original on 28 October 2010 Retrieved 1 September 2009 Africa s Bishops Back Pope in AIDS Message Archived from the original on 15 June 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Polycarp Pengo nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Polycarp Pengo Pengo Card Polycarp Holy See Press Office Archived from the original on 4 September 2017 Retrieved 14 November 2017 Cardinal Pengo s catholic pages bio Catholic Church titles Preceded byArnold Ralph Cotey Bishop of Nachingwea11 November 1983 17 October 1986 Diocese abolished Diocese created Bishop of Tunduru Masasi17 October 1986 22 January 1990 Succeeded byMagnus Mwalunyungu Preceded byLaurean Rugambwa Archbishop of Dar es Salaam22 July 1992 15 August 2019 Succeeded byJude Thaddaeus Ruwa ichi Preceded byAlfredo Vicente Scherer Cardinal Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette21 February 1998 Incumbent Preceded byJohn Olorunfemi Onaiyekan President of Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and MadagascarJune 2007 September 2013 Succeeded byGabriel Mbilingi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Polycarp Pengo amp oldid 1211592562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
