Aloysius Balina
Aloysius Balina | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Shinyanga | |
| In office | 17 November 1997 – 6 November 2012 |
| Successor | Liberatus Sangu |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Geita (1985–97) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 June 1971 |
| Consecration | 6 January 1985 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1945 Isoso, Bariadi, Tanzania |
| Died | 6 November 2012 (aged 67) Mwanza, Tanzania |
Aloysius Balina (21 January 1945 – 6 November 2012) was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga, Tanzania.
Born in Isoso and ordained to the priesthood on 21 June 1971,[1] Balina was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Bishop of Geita in 1984;[2] he was consecrated by John Paul II on 6 January 1985.[3] In 1997, he was appointed Bishop of Shinyanga; he was installed on 17 November the same year.[2]
Balina died on 6 November 2012 in Mwanza, Tanzania.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ AMECEA Catholic Directory. 1991. p. 409.
- ^ a b c "TANZANIA: AMECEA losses another Member from TEC". Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Thavis, John (7 January 1985). "Pope ordains new bishops, greets crowds in new rare Roman snowstorm". Catholic News Service. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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