Diocese of Zomba

Diocese of Zomba Dioecesis Zombaensis
Location
Country	Malawi
Metropolitan	Blantyre
Statistics
Area	3,232 km^2 (1,248 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 685,541 229,345 (33.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Alfred Mateyu Chaima
Bishops emeritus	Allan Chamgwera

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zomba (Latin: 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, SMM (1952.05.15 – 1959.04.25 see below)
• Bishops of Zomba (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Lawrence Pullen Hardman, SMM (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, SMM (2003.12.19 – 2013.11.21), appointed Archbishop of Blantyre
  • Bishop George Desmond Tambala, OCD (2015.10.15 – 2021.10.15), appointed Archbishop of Lilongwe
  • Bishop Alfred Mateyu Chaima (Since 5 June 2023)^[1]

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Malawi

References

1. Stella Zulu (9 June 2023). "Maawi: Pope Francis Appoints Rev Fr. Chaima as Bishop for Diocese of Zomba". Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

External links

• Giga-Catholic Information

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