The Most Reverend Nestorius Timanywa | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba (Deceased) | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza |
Metropolis | Mwanza |
See | Bukoba |
Appointed | 26 November 1963 |
Installed | 24 February 1974 |
Term ended | 15 January 2013 |
Orders | |
Ordination | 11 December 1966 by Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa |
Consecration | 24 February 1974 by Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa |
Personal details | |
Born | Nestorius Timanywa 7 May 1937 May 7, 1937 |
Died | August 28, 2018 Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, in Mwanza Region, Tanzania | (aged 81)
Denomination | Catholicism |
Styles of Nestorius Timanywa | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Grace |
Religious style | Bishop |
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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.