Tomas Iimbondi Shivute (b. 15 April 1942

Onayena Onayena is the district capital of Onayena Constituency in the north of Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia, situated approximately north of Etosha National Park. Economy and infrastructure The main economic activities in the constituency are a ...

, Ondonga,

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) is a

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of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia. It has a total membership of over 772,398, mainly in Northern Namibia. Formerly known as the Evangelical Lutheran Ovambo-Kavango Church (ELOC), it pla ...

. Shivute is the son of Sakaria Nehoya lyaShivute shaNdjongolo and Rauha Namunyela gweEgumbo. He went to school in Oniinhwa during 1950–54, in

during 1955–57, in

Oniipa Oniipa is a town in the Oshikoto Region of northern Namibia and the district capital of the Oniipa electoral constituency. It lies just outside Ondangwa. It is the hometown of former Lutheran bishop and liberation leader Leonard Auala. There i ...

during 1958–59, and in the

Ongwediva Ongwediva is a town in the Oshana Region in the north of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Ongwediva electoral constituency. it had 27,000 inhabitants and covered 4,102 hectares of land. Ongwediva has seven churches, two private sch ...

secondary school during 1960–63. Shivute studied theology in the

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Otjimbingwe Otjimbingwe (also: Otjimbingue) is a settlement in the Erongo Region of central Namibia. It has approximately 8,000 inhabitants. History The area was already a temporary settlement of some Herero in the early 18th century. Their chief Tjiponda c ...

, during 1965–68. He was ordained a pastor in 1968 in

Nakayale Nakayale, also known as Nakayale Keengulu is a village in northern Namibia near Outapi in Omusati Region situated 86km northwest of Oshakati and 4km from Outapi. It is in Anamulenge Constituency. History of the mission station An auxiliary mission ...

. He pursued further studies in the

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, during 1970–80, earning the degrees of Candidate of Theology, Master of Theology and Doctor of Theology, returning to Namibia after completing the last mentioned degree. Shivute was consecrated the Bishop of the Western Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) in 2000 at

by Presiding Bishop

Apollos Kaulinge Apollos Mhani Nghilifa Kaulinge (b. 2 February 1934 Ondivandobe, Ondobe, Oukwanyama, Namibia) is a bishop emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia. Kaulinge is the son of Vilho Mwadikange yaKaulinge and Marta gaNdeutapo. He went to ...

of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN). Shivute retired in 2011. He was the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia in 2004–12, with his see in

, in the

Omusati Region Omusati ( ng, Mopane, after the dominant tree in the area) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Outapi. The towns of Okahao, Oshikuku and Ruacana as well as the self-governed village Tsandi are situated in this region. , Omus ...

. Shivute married Hilja yaFilemon ya Ndjendja in 1969. They have four daughters.

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