Albert Chama is a Zambian Anglican bishop. He is the Archbishop and Primate of the

Church of the Province of Central Africa The Church of the Province of Central Africa is part of the Anglican Communion, and includes 15 dioceses in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Primate of the Church is the Archbishop of Central Africa. Albert Chama is the current archbish ...

, since 2011. He is married and has four children. Now Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Lusaka after resigning as Bishop of Northern Zambia, according to Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross (ACHC) member Derrick Sinjela, a Photo Journalist, and Executive President of the Rainbow Newspaper Limited (RNZL) and Kwilanzi Newspaper Zambia (KNZ).

Early life and ecclesiastical career

He was born in

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and studied at the University of Zimbabwe. He worked in the ceramics industry before he decided to study for the ministry at Bishop Gaul Theological College, in

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. He moved to

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, where he studied at the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

, where he received a M.A. degree in Community Management. He served as a parish priest and university chaplain, before his election and consecration as Bishop of the Diocese of Northern Zambia, in January 2003. He was elected Dean and acting Archbishop of the Province, after

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left office in 2006. Vacancies in several dioceses of

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 ...

and Zimbabwe prevented a quorum of bishops capable to elect a new archbishop for five years. Chama was elected to the vacant title of

Archbishop of Central Africa This is a list of the Archbishops of the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa, which encompasses the present-day Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. List of Archbishops of Central Africa References {{reflist External linksLambeth ...

by the House of Bishops, on February 17, 2011, in

. He was enthroned at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, in

Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...

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, on 20 March 2011. Chama is a moderate theological conservative. He attended the

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Fourth Encounter, in

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, at 19–23 April 2010, but generally speaking he has been more a supporter of "reconciliation" between the different parts of the

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, divided over theological and sexuality issues.

Notes

External links

Primates of the Anglican Communion - Archbishop of Central Africa, Anglican Ink, 6 January 2016
Living people Zambian Anglicans Anglican archbishops of Central Africa 21st-century Anglican bishops in Africa 21st-century Anglican archbishops University of Zimbabwe alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Anglican-bishop-stub