Polycarp Pengo (born 5 August 1944) is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, from 1992 to 2019. A bishop since 1983, he was made a cardinal in 1998.
Polycarp Pengo | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Dar es Salaam | |
 Pengo in March 2013. | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Dar es Salaam |
| Installed | 22 July 1992 |
| Term ended | 15 August 2019 |
| Predecessor | Laurean Rugambwa |
| Successor | Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 June 1971 by Charles Msakila |
| Consecration | 6 January 1984 by John Paul II |
| Created cardinal | 21 February 1998 by John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Polycarp Pengo 5 August 1944 Mwazye, Rukwa Region, Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Ecce ego domine (Here I am, Lord) |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Polycarp Pengo | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Dar es Salaam |
Biography
editPolycarp Pengo was born on 5 August 1944. He was ordained a priest in 1971 by Bishop Charles Msakila.[1] he studied Moral Theology in Rome at the Pontifical Lateran University, obtaining a doctorate in 1977. He taught Moral theology in Kipalapala Theological Seminary for a short time, and then became the first Rector of Segerea Theological Seminary in Dar-es-Salaam up to 1983.
He was made Bishop of Nachingwea (now Lindi) in 1983,[2] and of Tunduru-Masasi in 1985.
In 1990 he was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, and in 1992 he became Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, following the resignation of Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa.[2]
Pengo was proclaimed a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 21 February 1998. Pengo was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI and in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.[1]
He has the following Curial Memberships Evangelization of the Peoples, Doctrine of Faith (congregations). Interreligious Dialogue, Culture (councils) Special Council for Africa of the General of the Synod of Bishops.
Since 2007 he has been president of the SECAM (Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar).[3]
On 18 September 2012, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as a Synod Father for the October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.[4]
Pope Francis accepted his retirement as archbishop on 15 August 2019.[5]
Views
editHomosexuality
editIn 2000, Pengo hit out at the commission of homosexual acts, saying it was one of the most heinous sins on earth.[6]
Clashes in Tanzania
editIn 2004, he lashed out at the perpetrators of clashes claiming to pursue a religious cause.[7]
Church teaching on AIDS
editPengo has declared that the AIDS epidemic cannot be overcome by relying exclusively or primarily on the distribution of prophylactics, but only through a strategy based on education to individual responsibility in the framework of a moral view of human sexuality.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Cardinal Pengo". catholic-hierarchy.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Pengo, Polycarp". Catholic News Agency. Catholic News Agency (CNA). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "African Cardinals". secam.org. SECAM. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.09.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 15.08.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Homosexuality one of the most heinous sins on earth". Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Good Friday Homily". Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Africa's Bishops Back Pope in AIDS Message". Archived from the original on 15 June 2010.
External links
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- "Pengo Card. Polycarp". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- Cardinal Pengo's catholic-pages bio