Anthony Petro Mayalla
Roman Catholic archbishop (1940–2009)
Anthony Petro Mayalla (25 April 1940 – 19 August 2009) was Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Musoma and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mwanza.
Quotes
edit- We need to affirm continually that the lay faithful have a rightful place in the Church. They are indeed the agents of evangelisation as proclamation. There is already a lot of good work which is being accomplished by the laity in the building of the Church in our African countries. Many of our parishes and outstations have been founded and sustained by the untiring efforts of men and women lay Catechists. Christian families and the Apostolic movements of the laity are enthusiastically engaged in building Small Christian Communities which seem to be the best way for us of being a Church in our African countries.
