Diocese of Zanzibar at P.O. Box 294, Zanzibar, Zanzibar n/a TZ - A MESSAGE FROM BISHOP SHAO
A MESSAGE FROM BISHOP SHAO |
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The Right Rev. Augustine Shao, C.S.Sp.
Born 25 September, 1950 at Mamsera Juu Rombo; Ordained priest on 4 June, 1983;
Consecrated Bishop of Zanzibar on 28 April, 1997; Residence. Bishop's House, P.O. Box 3132,
Zanzibar;
Phone: Personal line: 024-2230611. Emails: bishopshao@zanzinet.com
Personal Message
We are Christians in Tomorrow's World
"We are some 11,000 Christians scattered across the Islands in a population of one million living according to the Muslim faith. We have little in the way of material goods.
The program on which we have set our hopes is dependent on deepening the faith we have received as gifts through Christ, on strengthening the trust we have in the constancy of The Father's gracious Providence for us, and on widening the horizons of divine love that fills us through the presence of The Holy Spirit.
While we struggle to build our schools and dispensaries and to carry out related social services, we are called to live our faith openly, express our hope confidently, and show forth our love in the care we have for our neighbor, our society, and our environment. In that witnessing, sharing, and dialogue we can build together with our Muslim brothers and sisters a new Zanzibar, a new Tanzania, a new Africa, a new world."
The Right Rev. Augustine Shao
Ujumbe kutoka kwa Askofu Shao
Mhashanu Baba Askofu Augustino N. Shao C.S.Sp.,
Alizaliwa 25 Septemba 1950, Mamsera Juu, Rombo – K’njaro. Alipadrishwa tar. 4 Juni 1983
Alipewa/tawazwa kuwa Askofu wa Jimbo Katoliki la Zanzibar 27 April 1997
Makao Makuu ya Askofu:
Sanduku la Posta 3132, ZANZIBAR
Simu: +255 0242230611
Email: bishopshao@zanzinet.com
UJUMBE BINAFSI TOKA KWA ASKOFU
Sisi ni Wakristo wa Ulimwengu wa Kesho.
“Sisi kwa idadi tunakaribia Wakristo elfu kumi na moja (11,000) tunaoishi kati ya ndugu zetu wengi wakiwa ni Waislamu. Hatuna mengi katika hali ya mali.
Mipango na Malengo tuliyoiwekea matumaini, inategemea na kuelekea kwenye kuboresha imani tuliyopata kama zawadi kwa njia ya Kristu, katika kuimarisha imani tuliyo nayo kwa Mungu Baba, anayetujalia kila tulilo nalo, na vile vile kupanua mapenzi yake aliyo nayo kwetu kwa Njia ya Roho wake Mtakatifu.
Wakati tunajitahidi kujenga na kuimarisha huduma za Afya na Elimu na kutekeleza yale yote ya kuiendeleza jamii, tunayo changamoto ya kuishi imani yetu bila woga na kudhihirisha malengo yetu kwa uhakika, wakati huo huo kuonyesha upendo kwa wale wote tunaowapa huduma za aina mbalimbali kwenye jamii na mazingira yetu kwa ujumla. Katika hali hiyo ya ushuhuda, ushirika na mazungumzo, tuweze kwa pamoja na wenzetu wa Kiislamu kujenga Zanzibar mpya, Tanzania mpya, Afrika Mpya na Dunia Mpya.”
Mhashamu Askofu Augustino N. ShaoC.S.Sp.,