Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Malawi

Special Churches

Cathedral: Maula Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of Africa, Lilongwe, Lilongwe, Central Region

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2021.10.15 – ...):

Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. (54)

President of Episcopal Conference of Malawi

Apostolic Administrator of Zomba (Malawi)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Lilongwe (Roman Rite)

Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. (54)
(2021.10.15 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)
President of Episcopal Conference of Malawi
Apostolic Administrator of Zomba (Malawi)

Born:	1968.11.11 (Zomba, Malawi)
Ordained Priest:	1996.04.13
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.01.30

Bishop of Zomba (Malawi) (2015.10.15 – 2021.10.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (2021.10.15 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Zomba (Malawi) (2021.11.29 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Malawi (2022.02.04 – ...)

Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye
(2013.07.03 – 2020.12.14)

Born:	1949.05.19 (Khombe, Malawi)
Ordained Priest:	1977.08.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.05.23
Died:	2020.12.14 (Windhoek, Namibia † 71)

Titular Bishop of Macon (1991.11.26 – 1993.05.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dedza (Malawi) (1991.11.26 – 1993.05.04)

Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (1993.05.04 – 1994.11.11)

Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (1994.11.11 – 2001.01.23)

President of Episcopal Conference of Malawi (2000 – 2012.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Blantyre (Malawi) (2001.01.23 – 2013.07.03)

President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (2008.07 – 2014.07.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (2013.07.03 – 2020.12.14)

Archbishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr.
(2011.02.09 – 2013.07.03)

Born:	1938.01.11 (La Minerve, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1963.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.05.09
Died:	2022.06.18 (Montréal, QC, Canada † 84)

Titular Bishop of Molicunza (1998.02.14 – 2000.09.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dedza (Malawi) (1998.02.14 – 2000.09.07)

Bishop of Dedza (Malawi) (2000.09.07 – 2006.02.18)

Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (2006.02.18 – 2007.07.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Dedza (Malawi) (2006.02.18 – 2007.07.04)

Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (2007.07.04 – 2011.02.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (2011.02.09 – 2013.07.03)

Bishops of Lilongwe (Roman Rite)

Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (later Archbishop)
(2007.07.04 – 2011.02.09)

(see above)

Bishop Felix Eugenio Mkhori
(2001.01.23 – 2007.07.04)

In the name of the Lord

Born:	1931.08.24 (Malawi)
Ordained Priest:	1961.09.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.01.08
Died:	2012.10.27 († 81)

Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria (1977.09.29 – 1979.02.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chikwawa (Malawi) (1977.09.29 – 1979.02.12)

Bishop of Chikwawa (Malawi) (1979.02.12 – 2001.01.23)

President of Episcopal Conference of Malawi (1980 – 1984)

President of Episcopal Conference of Malawi (1994 – 2000)

Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (2001.01.23 – 2007.07.04)

Bishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (later Archbishop)
(1994.11.11 – 2001.01.23)

Born:	1949.05.19 (Khombe, Malawi)
Ordained Priest:	1977.08.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.05.23
Died:	2020.12.14 (Windhoek, Namibia † 71)

Titular Bishop of Macon (1991.11.26 – 1993.05.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dedza (Malawi) (1991.11.26 – 1993.05.04)

Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (1993.05.04 – 1994.11.11)

Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (1994.11.11 – 2001.01.23)

President of Episcopal Conference of Malawi (2000 – 2012.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Blantyre (Malawi) (2001.01.23 – 2013.07.03)

President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (2008.07 – 2014.07.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (2013.07.03 – 2020.12.14)

Bishop Matthias A. Chimole
(1979.12.20 – 1994.11.11)

Born:	1916 (Malawi)
Ordained Priest:	1947.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.12.13
Died:	2005.11.18 († 89)

Bishop of Zomba (Malawi) (1970.09.21 – 1979.12.20)

Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (1979.12.20 – 1994.11.11)

Bishop Patrick Augustine Kalilombe, M. Afr.
(1972.05.06 – 1979.12.20)

Born:	1933.08.28 (Malawi)
Ordained Priest:	1958.02.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.08.27
Died:	2012.09.25 († 79)

Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (1972.05.06 – 1979.12.20)

Bishop Joseph Fady, M. Afr.
(1959.04.25 – 1972.05.06)

Born:	1899.06.07 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1925.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1951.09.09
Died:	1984.06.22 († 85)

Vicar Apostolic of Lilongwe (Malawi) (1951.07.10 – 1959.04.25)

Titular Bishop of Abaradira (1951.07.12 – 1959.04.25)

Bishop of Lilongwe (Malawi) (1959.04.25 – 1972.05.06)

Vicars Apostolic of Lilongwe (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Fady, M. Afr.
(1951.07.10 – 1959.04.25)

(see above)

Vicars Apostolic of Nyassa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Ansgarius Julien, M. Afr.
(1934.12.10 – 1950.12.07)

In cruce salus

Born:	1886.12.12 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1912.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.03.24
Died:	1961.03.05 († 74)

Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa (Malawi) (1934.12.10 – 1950.12.07)

Titular Bishop of Choba (1934.12.10 – 1961.03.05)

Bishop Mathurin Guillemé, M. Afr.
(1911.02.24 – 1934.06.27)

Born:	1859.07.03 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1883.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1911.06.18
Died:	1942.04.07 († 82)

Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa (Malawi) (1911.02.24 – 1934.06.27)

Titular Bishop of Matara in Proconsulari (1911.02.24 – 1942.04.07)

Bishop Joseph-Marie-Stanislas Dupont, M. Afr.
(1897.02.12 – 1911.02.28)

Accendatur

Born:	1850.07.23 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1878.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1897.08.15
Died:	1930.03.19 († 79)

Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa (Malawi) (1897.02.12 – 1911.02.28)

Titular Bishop of Thibaris (1897.02.16 – 1930.03.19)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (later Archbishop) (2006.02.18 – 2007.07.04)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (later Archbishop) (1993.05.04 – 1994.11.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Stanislaus Tobias Magombo (2009.04.29 – 2010.07.06)

Contact Info

Address: P.O. Box 33, Lilongwe, Malawi

Phone: +265 1 754667

Statistics

Area: 24,025 km²

Population: 1,500,000 Catholics (22.6% of 6,630,217 total) (2020)

Statistics: 41 parishes, 109 priests (65 diocesan, 44 religious), 372 lay religious (62 brothers, 310 sisters), 51 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Africa

History

1889.07.31: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nyassa (from Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika)
1897.02.12: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa
1903.12.03: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Shiré
1913.01.28: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Bangweulu
1933.05.23: Lost territory to establish Mission sui juris of Lwangwa
1937.07.01: Gained territory from Mission sui juris of Lwangwa and lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Jameson
1947.05.08: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Nyassa
1951.07.12: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Likuni
1956.04.29: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Dedza
1958.06.20: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lilongwe / Lilongven(sis) (Latin)
1959.04.25: Promoted as Diocese of Lilongwe / Lilongven(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Blantyre)
2011.02.09: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lilongwe / Lilongven(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Dedza, Karonga and Mzuzu)