Bishop of Njombe
Msgr. Eusebio Samwel Kyando was born on 7 March 1964 in Njombe. After attending the Saint Kizito Minor Seminary in Mafinga, in the diocese of Iringa, he studied philosophy and theology at Saint Augustine Major Seminary in Peramiho. He was ordained a priest for the diocese of Njombe on 19 June 1996. After ordination, he served as deputy priest of Matamba, parish coordinator of the UVIKANJO Youth Movement and teacher of religion at Itamba Secondary School (1996-1997); deputy parish priest of Mlangali, parish coordinator of the UVIKANJO and TYCS Youth Movements and teacher of religion and Bible knowledge at Ulayasi Secondary School (1997-1999); and lecturer and formator at Saint Joseph Minor Seminary, Kilocha (1999). After obtaining an advanced diploma in accounting and finance at Saint Augustine University in Tanzania (SAUT) (1999-2002), he held the roles of tutorial assistant in the Accounting and Finance Department of SAUT (Mwanza) and professional advisor to the University Accounting Office (2004). He was awarded a master’s degree in professional accounting from the University of Tasmania in Australia, serving as deputy parish priest of the Catholic Parish of Sandy Bay and Taroona and head of the pastoral care of African migrants in the archdiocese of Hobart, Australia (2005-2006). After holding the roles of assistant and lecturer at SAUT, he went on to complete a Master of Business Administration at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-) of the National Board of Accountants and Auditors of Tanzania (2007-2011). He then held the offices of bursar general of the diocese of Njombe (2011), finance officer and Treasury back officer at Mkombozi Commercial Bank, co-managed by the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (2012-2015). Following his studies for a doctorate in business administration at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi, Kenya (2015-2021), he served as representative of the apostolic administrator (since 2021).