Alfred Leonhard Maluma

Alfred Leonhard Maluma (12 December 1955 – 6 April 2021) was a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop on 8 June 2002 by Pope John Paul II. Bishop Alfred Leonhard Maluma died on 6 April 2021, aged 65 years.

Background and education He was born on 12 December 1955 at Lukani Village, Iringa Diocese, Iringa Region in southwestern Tanzania. He was consecrated and installed on 1 September 2002 at Njombe by the hands of Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam assisted by Archbishop Norbert Wendelin Mtega, Archbishop of Songea and Bishop Emmanuel Alex Mapunda, Bishop of Mbinga.

Legacy Among the many good things that the late bishop did for his people included the following:

He started an electricity project which supplied electricity in Njombe rural area for poor people. He established a water project that supplied water in the diocese of Njombe and in other areas in Tanzania. He started many diocesan schools, health centers and a hospital.