John Chrisostom Ndimbo

John Chrisostom Ndimbo (born 12 October 1960) is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbinga. He was appointed bishop of Mbinga on 12 March 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. From 8 April 2021 until 14 January 2024 he served as the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Njombe, at the direction of Pope Francis.

Background and education He was born on 12 October 1960, at Kipololo, Diocese of Mbinga, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania. He attended primary school in his home area. In 1970 he entered the Hanga Minor Seminary in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Songea. From 1974 he attended the Likonde Minor Seminary, in Mbinga, graduating in 1977. He then studied at Nyegezi Seminary in Mwanza, where he concluded his secondary school education.

He studied philosophy and Theology at the Peramiho Major Seminary in Peramiho, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Karonga, from 1983 until 1989. Later, he studied at De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines, from 1991. He graduated from there with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a master's degree in Education Management in 1994.

On 6 April 2021, Bishop Alfred Leonhard Maluma of the Diocese of Njombe, died after an automobile accident. On 8 April 2021, The Holy Father appointed Bishop John Chrisostom Ndimbo of the Diocese of Mbinga as apostolic administrator of Njombe Diocese. That administratorship ceased on 14 January 2024, the day Bishop Eusebio Samwel Kyando was installed as the Ordinary of the diocese.