The Archdiocese of Blantyre is the
metropolitan see for the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
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, L ...
in
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 ...
.
The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the
Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Blantyre
The Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral or Cathedral Limbe Our Lady of Wisdom, also simply Cathedral of Blantyre, is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in Blantyre the second largest city in the African country of Malawi, ...
.
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 Nyassa may refer to:
*Nyassa Company, a royal company which administered part of Mozambique between 1891 and 1929
*Niassa Province, a province of Mozambique
*Malawi, a country in Southern Africa once known as Nyasaland
*Lake Malawi, a lake between ...
* 1908.04.14: Promoted as
Apostolic Vicariate of Shiré The Vicariate Apostolic of Shiré ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus ?) was an Apostolic vicariate located in Nyasaland Protectorate, Africa. It was formed from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa in 1903. In 1952, the Apostolic Vicariate of Shiré was re ...
* 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.:1910.05.09 - 1949.12.25
**John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M.:1949.12.25 – 1952.05.15 ''see below''
*Vicar apostolic of Blantyre (Roman rite)
**John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M.:''see above'' 1952.05.15 – 1959.04.25 ''see below''
*Metropolitan archbishops of Blantyre (Roman rite)
**
John Baptist Hubert Theunissen,
S.M.M.:''see above'' 1959.04.25 – 1967.10.14
**
James Chiona:1967.11.29 – 2001.01.23
**
Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye:2001.01.23 - 2013.07.03; transferred to be Archbishop of Lilongwe due to a resignation
**
Thomas Luke Msusa:2013.11.21 -
Auxiliary Bishops
*
James Chiona (1965-1967), appointed Archbishop here
*
Montfort Stima (Sitima) (2010-2013), appointed Bishop of Mangochi
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Peter Martin Musikuwa, appointed Bishop of Chikwawa in 2003
Suffragan dioceses
*
Diocese of Chikwawa
*
Diocese of Mangochi
*
Diocese of Zomba
See also
*
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Malawi
Sources
GCatholic.org
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Blantyre