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Archdiocese Of Blantyre
The Archdiocese of Blantyre is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Blantyre. The Archdiocese of Blantyre is . Out of a total population of 4,600,000, there are 1,133,850 Catholics. There are 78 priests and 287 religious. Currently,Thomas Luke Msusa SMM is the bishop of the diocese. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmsusa.html History * 1903.12.03: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Shiré from Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa * 1908.04.14: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Shiré * 1952.05.15: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Blantyre * 1959.04.25: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Blantyre Bishops Ordinaries *Prefect Apostolic of Shiré **Father Auguste Prézeau, S.M.M.:1903.12.03 - 1908.04.18 ''see below'' *Vicars apostolic of Shiré ** Auguste Prézeau, S.M.M.:''see above'' 1908.04.18 - 1909.12.02 ** Louis-Joseph-Marie Auneau, S.M.M.:19 ...
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Metropolitan Bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis. Originally, the term referred to the bishop of the chief city of a historical Roman province, whose authority in relation to the other bishops of the province was recognized by the First Council of Nicaea (AD 325). The bishop of the provincial capital, the metropolitan, enjoyed certain rights over other bishops in the province, later called " suffragan bishops". The term ''metropolitan'' may refer in a similar sense to the bishop of the chief episcopal see (the "metropolitan see") of an ecclesiastical province. The head of such a metropolitan see has the rank of archbishop and is therefore called the metropolitan archbishop of the ecclesiastical province. Metropolitan (arch)bishops preside over synods of the bishops of their ecclesiastical province, and canon law and traditio ...
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Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye
Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (19 May 1949 – 14 December 2020) was a Malawian Roman Catholic archbishop. Ziyaye was born in Malawi and was ordained to the priesthood in 1977. He served as titular bishop of ''Macon'' and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza ( la, Dedzaën(sis)) is a diocese in the city of Dedza, in the Ecclesiastical province of Lilongwe in Malawi. History *1956-04-29: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Dedza from the Apostolic Vicariate of ..., Malawi, from 1991 to 1993. He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe in 1993 and became Bishop of Lilongwe in 1994. In 2001 Ziyaye was appointed Archbishop of Blantyre. He was Archbishop of Lilongwe from 2013 until his death in 2020. Notes External links 1949 births 2020 deaths Malawian Roman Catholic archbishops Roman Catholic archbishops of Lilongwe Roman Catholic archbishops of Blantyre Roman Catholic bishops of Lilongwe {{Afri ...
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Blantyre
Blantyre () is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, and its second largest city, with an enumerated 800,264 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial and industrial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe. It is the capital of the country's Southern Region as well as the Blantyre District. History Blantyre was founded in 1876 through the missionary work of the Church of Scotland. It was named after Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, birthplace of the explorer David Livingstone. The site was chosen by Henry Henderson, who was joined there on 23 October 1876 by Dr T. T. Macklin and others. Dr Macklin took over the leadership of the mission and began the work of building; but it was not until 1878 that the first ordained minister, Rev. Duff MacDonald, joined the mission. The original missionaries, for various reasons, faced local opposition and three of them were recalled. From 1881–1898 the mission was run by David Clement ...
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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Malawi
{{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Malawi is composed of two ecclesiastical provinces and 6 suffragan dioceses. List of dioceses Episcopal Conference of Malawi Ecclesiastical Province of Blantyre *Archdiocese of Blantyre ** Diocese of Chikwawa ** Diocese of Mangochi ** Diocese of Zomba Ecclesiastical Province of Lilongwe *Archdiocese of Lilongwe ** Diocese of Dedza ** Diocese of Karonga ** Diocese of Mzuzu External links Catholic-Hierarchy entry * Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ... Catholic dioceses ...
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List Of Roman Catholic Dioceses In Malawi
{{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Malawi is composed of two ecclesiastical provinces and 6 suffragan dioceses. List of dioceses Episcopal Conference of Malawi Ecclesiastical Province of Blantyre * Archdiocese of Blantyre ** Diocese of Chikwawa ** Diocese of Mangochi ** Diocese of Zomba Ecclesiastical Province of Lilongwe * Archdiocese of Lilongwe ** Diocese of Dedza ** Diocese of Karonga ** Diocese of Mzuzu External links Catholic-Hierarchy entry * Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ... Catholic dioceses ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Zomba
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zomba ( la, Zombaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Zomba in the Ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi. History * May 15, 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Zomba from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shiré * April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Zomba Leadership * Vicar Apostolic of Zomba (Roman rite) ** Bishop Lawrence Pullen Hardman, S.M.M. (1952.05.15 – 1959.04.25 ''see below'') * Bishops of Zomba (Roman rite) ** Bishop Lawrence Pullen Hardman, S.M.M. (''see above'' 1959.04.25 – 1970.09.21) ** Bishop Matthias A. Chimole (1970.09.21 – 1979.12.20), appointed Bishop of Lilongwe ** Bishop Allan Chamgwera (1981.02.12 – 2004.01.17) ** Bishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (2003.12.19 – 2013.11.21), appointed Archbishop of Blantyre ** Bishop George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. (2015.10.15 – 2021.10.15), appointed Archbishop of Lilongwe See also *Roman Catholicism in Malawi The Catholic Church in Malawi is part of the world ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mangochi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangochi ( la, Mangocien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Mangochi in the Ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi. History * May 29, 1969: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Johnston from the Diocese of Zomba * September 17, 1973: Promoted as Diocese of Mangochi Leadership * Prefect Apostolic of Fort Johnston (Roman rite) ** Father Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. (1969.10.03 – 1973.09.17 ''see below'') * Bishops of Mangochi (Roman rite) ** Bishop Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. (''see above'' 1973.09.17 – 2004.11.20) ** Bishop Luciano Nervi, S.M.M. (2004.11.20 – 2005.03.08) ** Bishop Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M. (2007.04.03 - 2013.12.06); resigned (under Canon 401.1 of the Latin Rite 1983 Code of Canon Law) ** Bishop Monfort Stima (2013.12.06 - present); appointed by Pope Francis; formerly, Titular Bishop of Puppi and Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre See also *Roman Catholicism in Malawi ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chikwawa
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa ( la, Chiquavan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Chikwawa in the Ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi. History * March 22, 1965: Established as Diocese of Chikwawa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Blantyre Bishops * Bishops of Chikwawa (Roman rite) ** Bishop Eugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. (1965.03.22 – 1979.02.12) ** Bishop Felix Eugenio Mkhori (1979.02.12 – 2001.01.23), appointed Bishop of Lilongwe ** Bishop Peter Martin Musikuwa (since 2003.04.16) Auxiliary Bishop *Felix Eugenio Mkhori (1977-1979), appointed Bishop here See also *Roman Catholicism in Malawi The Catholic Church in Malawi is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome and the Malawi bishops. History The first Catholic missionaries were White Fathers (Pères Blancs in French) who arrived i ... Sources GCatholic.org Roman Catholic dioceses in Malawi Christian organizations established in ...
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Thomas Luke Msusa
Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (born 2 February 1962) is archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre in Malawi. He is a convert to the Catholic Church from Islam. Life He is the son of a Muslim imam and at the age of seven left his village to study. He converted to the Catholic Church and was baptized at the age of twelve and after this entered the seminary, facing opposition of his family due to his conversion. Upon his return, he was rejected by his family except his uncle, himself a convert to the Catholic Church. On 3 August 1996, Msusa was ordained to priesthood in the Company of Mary. His appointment as Catholic bishop was on 19 December 2003 by Pope John Paul II and on 17 April 2004 was ordained bishop to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zomba by Orlando Antonini, with the principal co-consecrators being Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, Archbishop of Blantyre, and Allan Chamgwera, bishop emeritus of Zomba. After his ordination to the episcopate, his father asked h ...
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