About Severine Niwemugizi
Born 1956. Severine Niwemugizi is a Tanzanian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Severine Niwemugizi (born 3 June 1956) is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop of Rulenge-Ngara on 8 November 1996 by Pope John Paul II.
Early life and education He was born in Katoke Village, in Rulenge Diocese, Kagera Region. He attended Tanzanian seminaries, where he qualified to be ordained as a priest in 1984.
Bishop Severine Niwemugizi served as the president of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) from 2000 until 2006. From 2012 until 2018, he served as the chairman of the TEC's "Peace and Justice Commission". He is reported to be an outspoken prelate who sometimes gets on the wrong side of politicians and government bureaucrats.
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Tanzanian Catholic priest
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Severine Niwemugizi was born on 3 June 1956.
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