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History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Charles Msakila
Date	20 June 1971
Place	Diocese of Sumbawanga
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Eduardo Martínez Somalo, ; Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Date	6 January 1984
Place	Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
Cardinalate
Elevated by	John Paul II
Date	21 February 1998

History
Ordination history of; Polycarp Pengo
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Charles Msakila
Date	20 June 1971
Place	Diocese of Sumbawanga
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Eduardo Martínez Somalo, ; Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Date	6 January 1984
Place	Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
Cardinalate
Elevated by	John Paul II
Date	21 February 1998
Anthony Mathias Banzi
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Polycarp Pengo as principal consecrator
Anthony Mathias Banzi	15 September 1994
Agapiti Ndorobo	16 June 1995
Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp	27 April 1997
Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap	16 May 1999
Jacob Venance Koda	30 May 1999
Desiderius M. Rwoma	11 July 1999
Method Kilaini	18 March 2000
Damian Denis Dallu	30 July 2000
William Pascal Kikoti	14 January 2001
Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS	05 August 2001
Alfred Leonhard Maluma	01 September 2002
Castor Paul Msemwa	30 January 2005
Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap	02 July 2006
Isaac Amani Massawe	22 February 2008
Protase Rugambwa	13 April 2008
Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza	06 November 2008
Salutaris Melchior Libena	19 March 2010
Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa	19 March 2010
Rogatus Kimaryo, C.S.Sp.	13 June 2010
Renatus Leonard Nkwande	20 February 2011
Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa	15 May 2011
John Chrisostom Ndimbo	05 June 2011
Titus Joseph Mdoe	01 May 2013
Liberatus Sangu	12 April 2015

His Eminence

Polycarp Pengo
His Eminence; Polycarp Pengo
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
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Nachingwea (1983–1985); Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi (1985–1990); Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar es Salaam (1990-1992); Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam (1992–2019);
Orders
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; 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

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Dar es Salaam

Polycarp Pengo (born 5 August 1944) is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, from 1992 to 2019. A bishop since 1983, he was made a cardinal in 1998.

Biography

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 the Pontifical Lateran University, obtaining a doctorate in 1977. He taught Moral theology in Kipalapala Theological Seminary for a short time, and then became the first Rector of Segerea Theological Seminary in Dar-es-Salaam up to 1983.

He was made Bishop of Nachingwea (now Lindi) in 1983,^[2] and of Tunduru-Masasi in 1985.

In 1990 he was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, and in 1992 he became Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, following the resignation of Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa.^[2]

Pengo was proclaimed a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of 21 February 1998. Pengo was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI and in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.^[1]

He has the following Curial Memberships Evangelization 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 by Pope Benedict XVI as a Synod Father for the October 2012 13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.^[4]

Pope Francis accepted his retirement as archbishop on 15 August 2019.^[5]

Views

Homosexuality

In 2000, Pengo hit out at the commission of homosexual acts, saying it was one of the most heinous sins on earth.^[6]

Clashes in Tanzania

In 2004, he lashed out at the perpetrators of clashes claiming to pursue a religious cause.^[7]

Church teaching on AIDS

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cardinal Pengo". catholic-hierarchy.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Pengo, Polycarp". Catholic News Agency. Catholic News Agency (CNA). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ "African Cardinals". secam.org. SECAM. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.09.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 September 2012.
^ "Rinunce e nomine, 15.08.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
^ "Homosexuality one of the most heinous sins on earth". Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
^ "Good Friday Homily". Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
^ "Africa's Bishops Back Pope in AIDS Message". Archived from the original on 15 June 2010.

External links

"Pengo Card. Polycarp". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
Cardinal Pengo's catholic-pages bio

Catholic Church titles
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 Magnus Mwalunyungu
Preceded by Laurean Rugambwa	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam 22 July 1992 – 15 August 2019	Succeeded by Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi
Preceded by Alfredo Vicente Scherer	Cardinal Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette 21 February 1998 –	Incumbent
Preceded by John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan	President of Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar June 2007 – September 2013	Succeeded by Gabriel Mbilingi