The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu ( la, Mzuzuen(sis)) is the
Roman Catholic
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diocese
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History
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located in
Mzuzu
Mzuzu is the capital of Malawi's Northern Region and is the third largest city by population in Malawi. The city has 221,272 residents and 20,000 commuters ( Mzuzu University students) with about 1.7 million people in its metropolitan area. It ...
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 ...
. It is in the
Ecclesiastical Province
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of the
Archdiocese of Lilongwe.
History
* May 8, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Nyassa from the
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 ...
* January 17, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Mzuzu
Bishops
* Prefects Apostolic of Northern Nyassa (Roman rite)
** Fr.
Marcello Saint-Denis, M. Afr. (1947.06.13 – 1957)
** Fr. Jean-Louis Jobidon, M. Afr. (1958.01.03 – 1961.01.17 ''see below'')
*
Bishop
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s of Mzuzu (Roman rite)
**Bishop
Jean-Louis Jobidon,
M. Afr. (''see above'' 1961.01.17 – 1987.10.01)
**Bishop
Joseph Mukasa Zuza (1995.03.03 - 2015.01.15)
**Bishop
John Alphonsus Ryan S.P.S. (2016.04.26 - )
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Martin Anwel Mtumbuka, appointed Bishop of Karonga in 2010
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Malawi
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Mzuzu
Mzuzu is the capital of Malawi's Northern Region and is the third largest city by population in Malawi. The city has 221,272 residents and 20,000 commuters ( Mzuzu University students) with about 1.7 million people in its metropolitan area. It ...
Christian organizations established in 1947
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1947 establishments in Nyasaland
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lilongwe
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