Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Zomba / Zombaën(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Blantyre
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Sacred Heart of Jesus
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Address: P.O. Box 115, Zomba, Malawi
Phone: +265 1 515324
Bishop (2023.06.05 – ...): | Bishop Alfred Mateyu Chaima (53) General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Malawi |
Bishops of Zomba (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Alfred Mateyu Chaima (53) Bishop of Zomba (Malawi)
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Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. (55) | ||||||||||
Bishop George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. (55) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)
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Bishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. (62) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop of Blantyre (Malawi)
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Bishop Allan Chamgwera (95) Bishop emeritus of Zomba (Malawi)
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Bishop Matthias A. Chimole
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Bishop Lawrence Pullen Hardman, S.M.M.
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Vicars Apostolic of Zomba (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Lawrence Pullen Hardman, S.M.M. (see above) |
Area: 3,522 km²
Population: 276,000 Catholics (27.1% of 1,018,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 18 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 51 priests (45 diocesan, 6 religious), 72 religious (26 brothers, 46 sisters), 14 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.04.14
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