Matthias Joseph Isuja

Matthias Joseph Isuja (14 August 1929 - 13 April 2016) was a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodoma from 1972 until his age-related retirement in 2005. He was appointed bishop on 26 June 1972 by Pope Paul VI. Bishop Matthias Joseph Isuja died on 13 April 2016 at the age of 87 years, as the Bishop Emeritus of Dodoma, Tanzania.

Early life and education He was born on 14 August 1929 at Haubi, Kondoa District, Diocese of Dodoma, Dodoma Region, in Tanzania. He attended various schools including Tosamanga Secondary School in Iringa Region. In 1959 he graduated from Moshi Theological College.

Priest He was ordained a priest of the diocese of Dodoma, Tanzania on 24 December 1960, at the age of 31 years. He served in that capacity until 26 June 1972.

Illness and death For a period before his death, Bishop Isuja fell ill. He was admitted to the St. Gaspar Referral and Teaching Hospital, in Itigi, Singida Region, Tanzania. He died there on 13 April 2016. He was buried on 20 April 2016, at St. Paul of the Cross Cathedral, in Dodoma. He was 87 years old.