Jovitus Francis Mwijage

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The Most Reverend Jovitus Francis Mwijage
Bishop of Bukoba
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora
See	Bukoba
Appointed	19 October 2023
Installed	27 January 2024
Predecessor	Desiderius M. Rwoma
Orders
Ordination	20 July 1997
Consecration	27 January 2024 by Cardinal Protase Rugambwa
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Jovitus Francis Mwijage December 1966 (age 58) Ishozi Village, Diocese of Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania

Styles of Jovitus Francis Mwijage

Reference style	Your Lordship The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Lordship
Religious style	Bishop

Jovitus Francis Mwijage (born 2 december 1966) is a Tanzanian Catholic prelate who serves as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba. He was appointed Bishop of Bukoba on 19 October 2023, by Pope Francis.

Background and education

He was born on 2 December 1966, at Ishozi Village, Missenyi District, Diocese of Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania. He attended elementary school in his home area. He attended Ntungamo Major Seminary in Bukoba, where he studied philosophy. He then transferred to the Segerea Senior Seminary in Dar-es-Salaam, where he studied Theology. He graduated with a Doctorate degree from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 2011, having studied there since 2005.

Priest

He was ordained a priest on 20 July 1997. He served as a priest of Bukoba diocese until 19 October 2023.

As priest of the diocese of Bukoba, he served in several roles inside and outside the diocese, including as:

Deputy parish priest of Mwemage Parish from 1997 until 1998)
Instructor of history, Kiswahili, Latin and geography at Rubya Seminary from 1999 until 2005
Professor of ecclesiastical history at Segerea Senior Seminary from 2011 until 2012
National director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) from 2012 until 2023
National executive director of UMAWATA (Kishaili: Umoja Wa Mapadri Tanzania) (English: Association of Catholic Priests In Tanzania)
Member of the Regional Council of Seminaries of Kipalapala, Kibosho, Ntungamo, Segerea
Member of the International Economic Committee of the Pontifical Mission Societies, since 2020.

As bishop

Monsignor Jovitus Francis Mwijage was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukoba on 19 October 2023. On 27 January 2024, he received episcopal consecration at the Kaitaba Stadium, in Bukoba, Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania. The Principal Consecrator was Cardinal Protase Rugambwa, Archbishop of Tabora assisted by Bishop Method Paul Kilaini, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba & Titular Bishop of Tamalluma and by Bishop Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza, Bishop of Kayanga, Tanzania. Bishop Jovitus Francis Mwijage replaced Bishop Desiderius M. Rwoma, whose age-related retirement took effect on 1 October 2022.