Anthony Petro Mayalla

Anthony Petro Mayalla (April 23, 1940 – August 19, 2009) was Tanzanian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza from his installation on February 28, 1988 until his death in 2009. Mayalla was also the founder of the Saint Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) and the Weil Bugando Medical Centre (WBMC).

Early life
Anthony Petro Mayalla was born in the Nyamhungu village (Nera), Ng'wabagole Parish of Kwimba District, Tanganyika (present-day Tanzania) on April 23, 1940. He attended primary and secondary school in Kwimba District.

Mayalla was ordained a Catholic priest on December 20, 1970, at Ibindo Parish in the Mwanza Diocese.

Mayalla studied at Loyola University Chicago from 1973 until 1975, receiving a degree in education.

Career
Returning to Tanzania, he was elevated to the bishopric of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Musoma on February 22, 1979.

Mayalla served as the head of the president of the TEC Council (Tanzania Episcopal Conference) beginning in June 1983 while he was bishop of Mwanza.

Miyalla was formally installed as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza on February 28, 1988. He remained in post until his death in 2009.

Mayalla was also the founder of the Saint Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT), and the Weil Bugando Medical Centre (WBMC) in Mwanza.

Death
Mayalla fell ill in the morning of August 19, 2009. He died of a heart attack at the Weil Bugando Medical Centre later on the same day. He was 69 years old.