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Laurenti Magesa
Catholic priest
Laurenti Magesa (1946 – August 11, 2022) was a Catholic priest and theologian from Tanzania.
Laurenti magesa biography of william
He helped develop African theology, writing a dozen books on topics such as African Christology[1] and African spirituality.[2] He has served as a parish priest and taught theology at schools in Kenya, Tanzania, and the United States.[3]
Early life and career
Magesa was born in 1946 in northern Tanzania, along the shores of Lake Victoria.
He attended primary school in Musoma and then attended secondary and high school at St. Mary’s Seminary in Mwanza, Tanzania, graduating in 1968.[3] He earned a degree in theology at Makerere University in Uganda in 1974, before earning an MA and PhD from the University of Ottawa.[3] From 1985 until 2000, he served as a parish priest at several Catholic parishes in Musoma, Tanzania.
Magesa published more than 100 academic articles and numerous books.[4] H