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 |
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| 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 (1944-08-05)5 August 1944 (age 80) 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 |
Polycarp Pengo (born 5 August 1944) is a Tanzanianprelate of theCatholic Church who wasArchbishop ofDar-es-Salaam, from 1992 to 2019. A bishop since 1983, he was made acardinal in 1998.
Polycarp 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 thePontifical Lateran University, obtaining a doctorate in 1977. He taught Moral theology inKipalapala Theological Seminary for a short time, and then became the first Rector ofSegerea Theological Seminary in Dar-es-Salaam up to 1983.
He was made Bishop ofNachingwea (nowLindi) in 1983,[2] and ofTunduru-Masasi in 1985.
In 1990 he was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, and in 1992 he becameArchbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, following the resignation of CardinalLaurean Rugambwa.[2]
Pengo was proclaimed acardinal byPope John Paul II in theconsistory of 21 February 1998. Pengo was one of thecardinal electors who participated in the2005 papal conclave that electedPope Benedict XVI and in the2013 papal conclave that electedPope Francis.[1]
He has the followingCurial MembershipsEvangelization 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 byPope Benedict XVI as a Synod Father for the October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of theSynod of Bishops.[4]
Pope Francis accepted his retirement as archbishop on 15 August 2019.[5]
In 2000, Pengo hit out at the commission of homosexual acts, saying it was one of the most heinous sins on earth.[6]
In 2004, he lashed out at the perpetrators of clashes claiming to pursue a religious cause.[7]
Pengo 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]
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| Preceded by Arnold Ralph Cotey | Bishop of Nachingwea 11 November 1983 – 17 October 1986 | Diocese abolished |
| Diocese created | Bishop of Tunduru–Masasi 17 October 1986 – 22 January 1990 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam 22 July 1992 – 15 August 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Cardinal Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette 21 February 1998 – | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | President of Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar June 2007 – September 2013 | Succeeded by |
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