Vincent Cosmas Mwagala

Vincent Cosmas Mwagala (born 11 December 1973) is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mafinga. He was appointed bishop of Mafinga on 22 December 2023 by Pope Francis.

Background and education He was born on 11 December 1973, at Makungu, Diocese of Iringa, Iringa Region, Tanzania. He attended primary school in his home area. He studied at the Saint Augustine Major Seminary of Peramiho, in the archdiocese of Songea. He attended the Agrigento Archepiscopal Seminary of Agrigento, in Italy. He graduated with a Licentiate in pastoral theology from the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Sicily in Palermo, Italy.

Priesthood He was ordained a priest of the diocese of Iringa on 11 July 2007. He served in that capacity until 22 December 2023.