Nestorius Timanywa

The Most Reverend

Nestorius Timanywa
Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba (Deceased)
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza
MetropolisMwanza
SeeBukoba
Appointed26 November 1963
Installed24 February 1974
Term ended15 January 2013
Orders
Ordination11 December 1966
by Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa
Consecration24 February 1974
by Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa
Personal details
Born
Nestorius Timanywa 7 May 1937

(1937-05-07) May 7, 1937 (age 87)
DiedAugust 28, 2018(2018-08-28) (aged 81)
Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, in Mwanza Region, Tanzania
DenominationCatholicism
Styles of
Nestorius Timanywa
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Nestorius Timanywa
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byLaurean Cardinal Rugambwa
Date11 December 1966
PlaceBukoba
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorLaurean Cardinal Rugambwa
Co-consecratorsMarko Mihayo
Christopher Mwoleka
Date24 February 1974
PlaceBukoba

Nestorius Timanywa (7 May 1937 - 28 August 2018) was a Tanzanian Roman Catholic bishop. He served as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania, from 1974 until 2013 when he retired, having attained the retirement age of 75 years. He was appointed bishop in 1973 by Pope John Paul I. He died in August 2018 at the age of 81 years.


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