Polycarp Pengo
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Quotes
- “We are very proud of our priests. Of course we would need more of them. Most priests have more than one parish to care for but they are very dedicated and zealous. Our priests are poor and a life of poverty is a good means of witness.”
- “It is better to die of hunger than to receive aid and be compelled to do things that are contrary to God's desire.”
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Key facts
- Church
- Catholic Church
- Archdiocese
- Dar es Salaam
- Installed
- 22 July 1992
- Term ended
- 15 August 2019
- Predecessor
- Laurean Rugambwa
- Successor
- Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi
- Other post
- Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette
- Previous posts
- 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)
- Ordination
- 20 June 1971, by Charles Msakila
- Consecration
- 6 January 1984, by John Paul II
- Created cardinal
- 21 February 1998, by John Paul II
- Rank
- Cardinal Priest
- Born
- Polycarp Pengo , ( 1944-08-05 ) 5 August 1944, Mwazye, Rukwa Region , Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania)
- Died
- 19 February 2026 (2026-02-19) (aged 81), Dar Es Salaam , Tanzania
- Buried
- Pugu , Dar Es Salaam
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Motto
- Ecce ego domine , (Here I am, Lord)
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Encyclopedic overview
Polycarp Pengo (5 August 1944 – 19 February 2026) was a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, from 1992 to 2019. A bishop from 1983, he was made a cardinal in 1998.
Biography
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