Liberatus Sangu


Liberatus Sangu is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga, Tanzania since 2015. He was appointed bishop of Shinyanga on 2 February 2015 by Pope Francis.

Early life and education

He was born on 19 February 1963 in Mwazye Village in the Diocese of Sumbawanga, Tanzania. He attended primary and secondary schools in his home area. He studied philosophy at Kibosho Major Seminary in Moshi. He then studied theology at St. Charles Lwanga Segerea Seminary, in Dar-es-Salaam. Later, he studied
sacramental theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome.

Priest

He was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga on 9 July 1994. He served in that capacity until 2 February 2015.

Bishop

On 2 February 2015, Pope Francis appointed him as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinyanga. On 12 April 2015, he was consecrated and installed at Shinyanga by the hands of Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, Archbishop of Dar es Salaam assisted by Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, Archbishop of Mwanza and Archbishop Protase Rugambwa, Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma. In July 2024, Bishop Liberatus Sangu celebrated 30 years of priesthood and 9 years as Bishop.