Right Reverend Damian Kyaruzi | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Sumbawanga, Tanzania | |
 His Lordship Bishop Damian Kyaruzi | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga |
| See | Sumbawanga |
| Appointed | 21 April 1997 |
| Installed | 29 June 1997 |
| Retired | 19 April 2018 |
| Predecessor | Charles Msakila |
| Successor | Beatus Christian Urassa, ALCP/OSS |
| Previous post(s) | Rector of St Anthony of Padua Ntungamo Major Seminary (1972-1977) Vicar General Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba (1986-1997) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1968 |
| Consecration | 29 June 1997 by Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Damian Kyaruzi 22 April 1940 Butahinamwa, Bukoba, Tanganyika Territory |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Residence | Sumbawanga |
| Alma mater | Katigondo Major Seminary (1962-1964) Pontifical Urban University, Rome (1964-1971) |
| Motto | Nomen Domini Invocabo (Latin for 'I call in the name of the Lord') |
Damian Kyaruzi (born 22 April 1940) is Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga in Tanzania from 1997 until his age-related retirement in 2018. He was appointed bishop on 21 April 1997 by Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated and installed in Sumbawanga in June 1997. Pope Francis accepted his retirement on 19 April 2018 and appointed Bishop Beatus Christian Urassa, as his successor. Bishop Damian Kyaruzi lives on as Bishop Emeritus of Sumbawanga, Tanzania.