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BISHOP AUGUSTINE NDELIAKYAMA SHAO,C.S.Sp

Born on the 25 September 1951 to Lusia Manyange and Mwaleli Mabolio Malamsha, Bishop Shao went through a traumatic experience when his mother Lusia passed away before he was even a teenager; he was only 9 years old. On the day of her burial, his uncle told him that his mother would return home in a few days. As a child, he believed him but his beloved mother did not come back. Being the last born, the child Augustino had a very close relationship with his mother who continued to breastfeed him until he was almost 6. He stopped breastfeeding at the intervention of his sisters. In1967, while two of his sisters were already married, his father, a coffee farmer and polygamist, fell ill and was hospitalized in Mawenzi district hospital in Moshi. A standard 7 young Augustino was given an opportunity to visit his father in hospital. This first visit became also the last, for his father passed on to the Lord a few days later. In life, his father was not very enthusiastic about his desire to become a religious missionary and after his death his extended family tried their best to pressure him to get married, an idea he flatly rejected. Bishop Shao started his religious vocation journey by joining Usambu seminary in Kenya and later Uru seminary in Moshi, Tanzania. After he completed form four, the late Fr Josaphat Msongore, the vocation director at the time, recruited him into the Holy Ghost Congregation. After a lengthy process of religious and priestly formation, he was ordained priest on the 4th June, 1983 at the age of 31 and was appointed to the diocese of Monze, Zambia. He also worked for a short time in the diocese of Livingstone. He was later appointed to the Federal Republic of Germany where he worked for the youth and studied missiology at the University of Bonn. He later joined the University of Duquesne, Pittsburgh, after which he was elected Provincial Superior of the Spiritan East African Province.

After completing his two term of office, he returned to the University of Duquesne from where St. Pope John-Paul II appointed him bishop of the Diocese of Zanzibar on 30th Nov. 1996. Initially he did not accept the appointment, and he was given one week to pray over it and consult with his spiritual director and his religious superiors both in the USA and in Tanzania. A week later he finally accepted the appointment and was ordained bishop of Zanzibar on the 27th April 1997, an event attended by the then presidents Benjamin Mkapa and Salmin Amoor of Zanzibar. He was consecrated bishop by His Eminence Polycarp Cardinal Pengo and the late Bishops Bernard Ngaviliau and Dennis Durning, both Spiritans. The three key pillars of his missionary work in Zanzibar are evangelization, education and healthcare.

BISHOP OF ZANZIBAR

EVENTS

• A priestt for 32.47 years
• A bishop for 18.58 years
• Ad Limina 4 April 2014

Data according to 1996- Nov.2015th

MESSAGE FROM BISHOP AUGUSTINE SHAO C.S.Sp

Thankyou for visting our website

This is an instrument to inform the public and all people of good will about our Diocese and what we are doing as Partiners in fulfiling the Mission of Christ for the good of all Humanity and in particular for the people of Zanzibar. As you go through the pages you will learn about our History, Parishes and Outsatations, about Education, Ministry to the less fortunate in our diocese, Heath Ministy, Our Projects and efforts to be self reliant etc. We invite you to be in Solidarity and in Partinership with us. Listen to your heart and the voice calling you to support us. I the Bishop and all the People of Zanzibar who have benefited and will benefit from your support thank you sincerely.

Please be assured of our Prayers for you and your Loved ones.

Peace and Unity

Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao C.S.Sp

Bishop of Zanzibar 08.12.2015