[1] He was born on 30 September 1964 in Mango Village, in the Catholic Diocese of Mbinga, in the Ruvuma Region, Tanzania.
[1][2] Bishop Edward Mapunda did his Philosophical studies at Ntungamo Major Seminary from 1990 to 1992.
From 2000 until 2004, he studied at the University of Dar es Salaam, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education.
He also holds an advanced degree in Theology, obtained from a university in Ireland.
[1] In a homily that he gave on 16 June 2024 in Singida Diocese, Bishop Edward Elias Mapunda publicly declared his appreciation of the service provided by women Religious in the Catholic Church.