Bishop of Kahama
Msgr. Christopher Ndizeye Nkoronko was born on 25 March 1970 in Kalinzi, diocese of Kigoma. He attended the secondary school at the Katoke Minor Seminary (1986-1993). After the preparatory year at the Ujiji Minor Seminary (1993-1994), he studied philosophy at the Kibosho Major Seminary of Moshi (1994-1996) and theology at the Segerea Major Seminary (1996-1999). He served at the Ujiji Minor Seminary for one year (1999-2000). He was ordained a priest on 5 July 2001. After ordination, he held the roles of parish assistant at the Kasulu parish (2001-2004) and teacher and formator at the Saint Paul Senior Seminary of Kipalapala (2004-2005). He then studied moral theology at the San Paolo Studio Teologico of Catania, Italy, where he was awarded a licentiate (2005-2008). He collaborated at the Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento parish (2005-2006) and served as assistant at the Beata Maria Vergine Assunta parish in Catania (2006-2008). He served as teacher and formator at the Saint Paul Senior Seminary of Kipalapala (2008-2011), director of the diocesan apostolate for laypeople (2011-2012), parish priest of the Kibondo parish (2011-2016), dean of Kibondo, president of the diocesan union of priests ( UMAWATA ) and vice director of the diocesan apostolate for laypeople (2012-2016), undersecretary of national UMAWATA (2015-2016), and parish priest of the Cathedral Church (2016-2019). From 2011 to date, he has been diocesan director of the Pontifical Mission Societies; since 2016, vicar general of the diocese of Kigoma, and since 2019, secretary general of the pastoral department.