Nestorius Timanywa

Nestorius Timanywa (7 May 1937 - 28 August 2018) was a Tanzanian Roman Catholic bishop.

He was born in Kakungiri Village, in Bukoba Diocese, Kagera Region.

[1] On 26 November 1973 Pope John Paul I appointed Monsignor Nestorius Timanywa as the Bishop of Bukoba.

[1] On 15 Jan 2013 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the age-related retirement request of Bishop Nestorius Timanywa from the pastoral responsibilities of the diocese of Bukoba in Tanzania.

The Holy Father appointed Desiderius M. Rwoma as Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania, transferring him from the Diocese of Singida.