Rogatus Kimaryo

Rogatus Kimaryo, , (born 30 October 1956) is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Same, Tanzania since 2010. He was appointed bishop on 30 April 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI.

Background and education He was born at Mkuu, Rombo District, in the diocese of Moshi, Tanganyika Territory on 30 October 1956. He attended primary school in his home area between 1965 and 1972. In 1973 he entered the Maua Franciscan Minor Seminary in Moshi Diocese, where he studied for his O-Level studies. He completed his A-Level studies in 1978 at a secondary school in Mzumbe, in the Morogoro Region. He spent the two years from 1978 until 1980 performing military service in neighboring Uganda.

In August 1980 he entered the Kibosho Seminary, administered by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, where he studied Philosophy. He then completed his canonical novitiate in Magamba, in the diocese of Tanga in 1982. He studied Theology at an institution in Nairobi, Kenya, before he was ordained a priest in May 1987.