Josaphat Louis Lebulu

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Rt. Rev. Bp Joseph Kilasara
Date	December 11, 1968
Place	Kisangara Juu Parish
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa, (Archbishop emeritus of Dar es Salaam)
Co-consecrators	Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde (Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Iringa) ; Dennis Vincent Durning C.S.Sp. (Roman Catholic Bishop of Arusha)
Date	24 May 1979
Place	Christ the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Same, Tanzania

History
Ordination history of; Josaphat Louis Lebulu
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Rt. Rev. Bp Joseph Kilasara
Date	December 11, 1968
Place	Kisangara Juu Parish
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa, (Archbishop emeritus of Dar es Salaam)
Co-consecrators	Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde (Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Iringa) ; Dennis Vincent Durning C.S.Sp. (Roman Catholic Bishop of Arusha)
Date	24 May 1979
Place	Christ the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Same, Tanzania
Prosper Balthazar Lyimo
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Josaphat Louis Lebulu as principal consecrator
Prosper Balthazar Lyimo	2015

The Most Reverend

Josaphat Lebulu
The Most Reverend; Josaphat Lebulu
Archbishop emeritus of Arusha
Archdiocese	Arusha
Province	Arusha
Metropolis	Arusha
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha
Appointed	28 November 1998
Installed	28 November 1998
Term ended	27 December 2017
Predecessor	Fortunatus M. Lukanima
Successor	Isaac Amani Massawe
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Same (1979–1998); President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (1988-1994); Bishop of Arusha (28 Nov 1998 – 16 March 1999); President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (1997 – July 2008);
Orders
Ordination	11 Dec 1968; by Bishop Joseph Kilasara
Consecration	24 May 1979; by Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa
Personal details
Born	Josaphat Louis Lebulu; 13 June 1942 (age 82); Kisangara, Mwanga, Tanzania
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Josaphat Louis Lebulu (born June 13, 1942, in Kisangara) is a Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Arusha in Tanzania.

Styles of Josaphat Louis Lebulu

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Archbishop

He was ordained priest by Bishop Joseph Kilasara on 11 Dec 1968 in Catholic Diocese of Same. He was appointed Bishop of Same by Pope John Paul II on 12 Feb 1979, and received his episcopal consecration from Archbishop Laurean Rugambwa on 24 May 1979.

On 28 Nov 1998 Bishop Lebulu was appointed Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Arusha by Pope John Paul II and later on 16 March 1999 he was appointed the archbishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha until his retirement on 27 December 2017.^[1] ^[2]

He served as president of the Council of Catholic Bishops in Tanzania (Tanzania Episcopal Conference TEC)(1988-1994). He also served as President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (1997 – 2008)

References

^ "Archbishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ "resignation and appointments[press.vatican.va]". www.press.vatican.va. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

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