The Holy Father Pope Francis, on 14 March 2014, has appointed Rt. Rev Damian Denis Dallu to be the Archbishop of Songea.
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| Bishop Damian Dallu |
Until his appointment Bishop Dallu was the Bishop of Geita Diocese, Tanzania.
Bishop Damian Dennis Dallu was born on 26 Apr 1955 at Kiponzelo, in Iringa Diocese. He is the youngest child among the six children. His parents were Catholics who introduced him into the Catholic Faith. Damian went to school at Kiponzelo Primary School from standard one to four. Later he joined Kalenga Middle School from Standard five to seven. After Primary school, Damian joined Mafinga Minor Seminary where he completed his high school in 1978.
After High School education, Dallu decided to continue on with his vocation to priesthood. In 1979 Damian went to Peramiho major seminary for Philosophy and Theology studies. Dallu was ordained a Priest on November 15th1984.
Fr. Damian joined higher studies at Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Later on, he went to Belgium for further studies in Moral Theology. After his studies, Fr Damian Dallu was appointed to teach at Segerea Major Seminary in Dar es Salaam.
Fr. Dallu was appointed a Bishop of Geita on 14 April 2000. On 30 July 2000 Fr. Dallu was consecrated and installed the Second Bishop of the Diocese of Geita. The Principal Consecrator was H.E. Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, and the Principal Co-Consecrators were the late Bishop Aloysius Balina, by then Bishop of Shinyanga and Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa, Bishop of Iringa.
SOURCE: Vatican Information Service and AMECEA Social Communications Office
