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[[File:MwanzaIeronymos Muzeeyi.png|rightjpg|thumb|His Eminence Ieronymos Metropolitan of Mwanza]]His Eminence, the Most Reverend '''Ieronymos of Mwanza''' is the [[Metropolitan]] of the [[Archdiocese of Mwanza]]and Exarch to Western Tanzania, part of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa.

His Eminence Ieronymos was born on [[March 18]], 1963 in BulopaBuloba, BusogaCentral [[Uganda]] to an Orthodox family. In addiction to attending the primary and secondary school, Ieronymos also stayed for seven years at the missionary center in the neighborhood of Namungoona in Kampala (where later would be founded the [[UgandaArchdiocese of Kampala]]). He studied Theology was instructed to the Orthodox way of life when still a teenager by Bishop [[Theodoros (Nankyama) of Kampala|Theodoros (Nankyama) of Naucratis]] (1972–1992), later Archbishop of Kampala (1992–1997). After seven years at the missionary center, Bishop Theodoros sent Ieronymos to the Theological School of the University of Athens , where His Beatitude [[Anastasios (Yannoulatos) of Albania|Anastasios of Tirana]], then Bishop of Androusa (1972–1991), was professor of History of Religions. His Beatitude was a great missionary himself, having established many missionary centers connecting Greece to Eastern Africa between 1986 the decades of 1960 and 1990. Ieronymos graduated in 1991. He as Bachelor of Theology, and continued with his post-graduate studies in [[Canon law|Canon Law]] also at the University of Athens from 1992 to 1996. On [[July 1]], 1995 Ieronymos joined the clergy of the [[Church of Greece]] as [[deacon]], being [[ordination|ordained]] by His Beatitude [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros (Choreftakis) of Cyrene]] (1990–1997), now [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarch of Alexandria]]. At the time, His Beatitude represented Patriarch [[Parthenios III (Koinidis) of Alexandria|Parthenios III of Alexandria]] to the [[Church of Greece]] in Athens. On [[February 1]], 1996 Deacon Ieronymos was transferred to the [[Metropolis of Argolis]] under Metropolitan [[Iakovos (Pachis) of Argolis|Iakovos (Pachis)]] (1985–2013), who ordained to the holy [[priest]]hood. In the same year the Church of Greece transferred him to the Patriarchate of Alexandria, where he served at the Archdiocese of Kampala as vicar to Archbishop Theodoros because of health issues.<ref group=note>Probably Father Ieronymos received the rank of [[Archimandrite]] on the same day.</ref> In 1997, Archbishop Theodoros reposed in the Lord, and His Eminence [[Jonah (Lwanga) of Kampala|Jonah (Lwanga]] was elevated from the [[Archdiocese of Mwanza|Diocese of Bukoba]] to the Archdiocese of Kampala. Father Ieronymos was then transferred to the Diocese of Bukoba in Tanzania as vicar to its new bishop, Porphyrios (Skikos). He stayed on this position until Porphyrios' resignation from active service in 1999. On [[December 11]], 1999 Father Ieronymos was elected Bishop of Bukoba, suffragan to the [[Archdiocese of Nairobi|Archdiocese of Kenya]] under His Eminence [[Seraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe|Seraphim (Kykkotis)]] (1999–2001), now [[Archdiocese of Zimbabwe|Archbishop of Zimbabwe]]. The ordination was performed by Patriarch [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria|Petros VII of Alexandria]] (1997–2004). Since His Grace's ordination, many churches have been built in Western Tanzania as well as a seminary for new priests and missionary centers for children and catechumens. On [[November 23]], 2007, in recognition to His Grace's efforts, His Beatitude [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros II of Alexandria]] and the Holy Synod of the Church of Alexandria elevated the see of Bukoba to Archdiocese of Mwanza, with jurisdiction over all Western Tanzania. Bishop Ieronymos was consecrated Archbishop of Mwanza by His Beatitude on the same day. In 2019, a new [[Diocese of Bukoba]] was established by a Patriarchal and Synodal decree. This diocese, under Archbishop Ieronymos' omophorion, still doesn't have a bishop, and is currently headed by His Grace Agathonikos (Nikolaidis) of Arusha. His Eminence speaks Greek, English, Swahili, Kiganda and Kisogha. == Notes ==<small><references group=note/></small> == Sources ==* [http://www.orthodoxytz.com/metropolitan.asp Archdiocese of Mwanza: His Eminence Ieronymos]* [http://www.patriarchateofalexandria.com/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria: Holy Archdiocese of Mwanza]

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