Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre
The Archdiocese of Blantyre is the
Blantyre in Malawi
.
The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Blantyre.
The Archdiocese of Blantyre is 9,166 square miles (23,740 km2). 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
- 1908.04.14: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Shiré
- 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)
- 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
See also
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Malawi