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Polycarp Pengo

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Polycarp Pengo
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Dar es Salaam
Pengo in March 2013.
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseDar es Salaam
Installed22 July 1992
Term ended15 August 2019
PredecessorLaurean Rugambwa
SuccessorJude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination20 June 1971
by Charles Msakila
Consecration6 January 1984
by John Paul II
Created cardinal21 February 1998
by John Paul II
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born
Polycarp Pengo

(1944-08-05) 5 August 1944 (age 80)
Mwazye, Rukwa Region, Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania)
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoEcce ego domine
(Here I am, Lord)
Coat of armsPolycarp Pengo's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Polycarp Pengo
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byCharles Msakila
Date20 June 1971
PlaceDiocese of Sumbawanga
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJohn Paul II
Co-consecratorsEduardo Martínez Somalo,
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Date6 January 1984
PlaceSaint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
Cardinalate
Elevated byJohn Paul II
Date21 February 1998
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Polycarp Pengo as principal consecrator
Anthony Mathias Banzi15 September 1994
Agapiti Ndorobo16 June 1995
Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp27 April 1997
Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap16 May 1999
Jacob Venance Koda30 May 1999
Desiderius M. Rwoma11 July 1999
Method Kilaini18 March 2000
Damian Denis Dallu30 July 2000
William Pascal Kikoti14 January 2001
Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS05 August 2001
Alfred Leonhard Maluma01 September 2002
Castor Paul Msemwa30 January 2005
Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap02 July 2006
Isaac Amani Massawe22 February 2008
Protase Rugambwa13 April 2008
Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza06 November 2008
Salutaris Melchior Libena19 March 2010
Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa19 March 2010
Rogatus Kimaryo, C.S.Sp.13 June 2010
Renatus Leonard Nkwande20 February 2011
Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa15 May 2011
John Chrisostom Ndimbo05 June 2011
Titus Joseph Mdoe01 May 2013
Liberatus Sangu12 April 2015
Styles of
Polycarp Pengo
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeDar es Salaam

Polycarp Pengo (born 5 August 1944) is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, from 1992 to 2019. A bishop since 1983, he was made a cardinal in 1998.

Biography

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Polycarp Pengo was born on 5 August 1944. He was ordained a priest in 1971 by Bishop Charles Msakila.[1] he studied Moral Theology in Rome at the Pontifical Lateran University, obtaining a doctorate in 1977. He taught Moral theology in Kipalapala Theological Seminary for a short time, and then became the first Rector of Segerea Theological Seminary in Dar-es-Salaam up to 1983.

He was made Bishop of Nachingwea (now Lindi) in 1983,[2] and of Tunduru-Masasi in 1985.

In 1990 he was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, and in 1992 he became Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, following the resignation of Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa.[2]

Pengo was proclaimed a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 21 February 1998. Pengo was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI and in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.[1]

He has the following Curial Memberships Evangelization of the Peoples, Doctrine of Faith (congregations). Interreligious Dialogue, Culture (councils) Special Council for Africa of the General of the Synod of Bishops.

Since 2007 he has been president of the SECAM (Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar).[3]

On 18 September 2012, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as a Synod Father for the October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.[4]

Pope Francis accepted his retirement as archbishop on 15 August 2019.[5]

Views

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Homosexuality

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In 2000, Pengo hit out at the commission of homosexual acts, saying it was one of the most heinous sins on earth.[6]

Clashes in Tanzania

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In 2004, he lashed out at the perpetrators of clashes claiming to pursue a religious cause.[7]

Church teaching on AIDS

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Further information: Catholic Church and HIV/AIDS

Pengo has declared that the AIDS epidemic cannot be overcome by relying exclusively or primarily on the distribution of prophylactics, but only through a strategy based on education to individual responsibility in the framework of a moral view of human sexuality.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cardinal Pengo". catholic-hierarchy.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Pengo, Polycarp". Catholic News Agency. Catholic News Agency (CNA). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "African Cardinals". secam.org. SECAM. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.09.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 15.08.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Homosexuality one of the most heinous sins on earth". Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Good Friday Homily". Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Africa's Bishops Back Pope in AIDS Message". Archived from the original on 15 June 2010.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Arnold Ralph Cotey
 Bishop of Nachingwea
11 November 1983 – 17 October 1986 		Diocese abolished
Diocese created Bishop of Tunduru–Masasi
17 October 1986 – 22 January 1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam
22 July 1992 – 15 August 2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette
21 February 1998 – 		Incumbent
Preceded by President of Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar
June 2007 – September 2013 		Succeeded by
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