Renatus Leonard Nkwande


Renatus Leonard Nkwande
Archbishop of Mwanza
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Mwanza
SeeMwanza
Appointed11 February 2019
Installed12 May 2019
PredecessorJude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi
Previous postsBishop of Bunda (2010 - 2019)
Apostolic Administrator of Geita (2014 - 2016)
Orders
Ordination2 July 1995
Consecration20 February 2011
by Polycarp Pengo
RankArchbishop
Personal details
BornRenatus Leonard Nkwande
(1965-11-12) 12 November 1965
Mantare, Tanzania
MottoBwana ni fungula posho langu (Lord, release my food)
Styles of
Renatus Leonard Nkwande
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

Renatus Leonard Nkwande (born 12 November 1965), is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who is the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza in Tanzania, since 11 February 2019. Before that, between 27 November 2010 and 12 May 2019, he was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunda, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop by Pope Benedict XVI. He was consecrated bishop on 20 February 2011 and installed at Bunda. On 11 February 2019, Pope Francis transferred him to Mwanza and elevated him to archbishop over that Ecclesiastical Metropolitan Province. He was installed at Mwanza on 12 May 2019.