The Holy Father on 11th November 2014 appointed Rev. Prosper Balthazar Lyimo as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Arusha.
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| Rt. Rev. Prosper Balthazar Lyimo |
According to Vatican Information Service the Bishop-elect was born in Kyou-Kilema, Tanzania in 1964 and was ordained a priest in 1997.
He studied canon law at the Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome, and subsequently obtained a doctorate in canon law from St. Paul's University, Ottawa, Canada, and is currently chancellor and judicial vicar of the Archdiocese of Arusha, Tanzania.
Archdiocese of Arusha has an area 67,340; population 2,364,000, whereby Catholics are 512,073; Priests 128 and Religious 639.
SOURCE: Sara Pelaji, TEC Kiongozi, Communication Office
