Emmanuel A. Mapunda (10 December 1935 – 16 May 2019) was a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate. Born in Parangu, Mapunda was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. He was appointed Bishop of Mbinga in 1986, serving until his retirement in 2011, and was subsequently succeeded by John Chrisostom Ndimbo.[1]

Mapunda died on 15 May 2019, at the age of 83.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Emmanuel A. Mapunda". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Mjigwa, Padre Richard A. (17 May 2019). "Askofu Emmanuel Alex Mapunda afariki dunia! Mazishi 24 Mei 2019" (in Swahili). Vatican Media. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bischof em. Dr. Emmanuel Mapunda gestorben" (in German). Bistum Würzburg. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.


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