Bishop of Mpanda
Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa was born on August 14, 1966, in the city of Mwanza. After completing his primary and secondary education at St. Peter’s Junior Seminary in Morogoro, he performed a year of military service; in 1988, he entered the Kibosho Philosophical Seminary in Moshi, subsequently moving to the Kipalapala Theological Seminary in Tabora in 1990. He was ordained a priest on June 23, 1995, for the Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam. Following his ordination, he held the following positions: 1995–1996: formator at the archdiocesan formation house in Kunduchi Mtongoni; 1996–1997: Diocesan Director of the Pontifical Missionary Society of the Holy Childhood; 1997–1999: Rector of St. Mary’s Minor Seminary in Visiga, Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam; 1999–2003: studies at the University of Dar-es-Salaam, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Education; 2003–2008: Rector of St. Mary’s Minor Seminary once again. From 2008: returned to the University of Dar-es-Salaam to complete his studies in Educational Sciences.