Agapiti Ndorobo


Agapiti Ndorobo is a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop of Mahenge on 3 March 1995 by Pope John Paul II.

Early life and education

He was born on 14 August 1954 in Kidulo, in the Catholic Diocese of Kondoa, in the Dodoma Region, Tanzania. He studied in Tanzanian seminaries to become a priest.

Priest

He was ordained priest of Dodoma on 6 December 1980. He served in that role until 3 March 1995.

Bishop

On 3 March 1995 the Holy Father appointed him Bishop of the Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania. He was consecrated and installed on 16 June 1995 at Christ the King Cathedral, in Mahenge, Diocese of Mahenge. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam assisted by Bishop Matthias Joseph Isuja, Bishop of Dodoma and Bishop Telesphore Richard Mkude, Bishop of Morogoro.
Among the development projects and social programs the bishop has led in his diocese are the efforts to eradicate tuberculosis from the community.