Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe (
Archdiocese of Blantyre. The Maula Cathedral is located in the town of Lilongwe.[1]
Timeline
- July 31, 1889: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nyassa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika in Tanzania
- February 12, 1897: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa
- July 12, 1951: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Likuni
- June 20, 1958: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lilongwe
- April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Lilongwe
- February 9, 2011: Elevated to Archdiocese of Lilongwe[2]
Bishops
- Vicars Apostolic of Nyassa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph-Marie-Stanislas Dupont, MAfr(1897.02.12 – 1911.02.28)
- Bishop Mathurin Guillemé, MAfr (1911.02.24 – 1934.06.27)
- Bishop Joseph Ansgarius Julien, MAfr (1934.12.10 – 1950.12.07)
- Bishop
- Vicar Apostolic of Likuni (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Fady, MAfr (1951.07.10 – 1958.06.20 see below)
- Vicar Apostolic of Lilongwe (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Fady, MAfr (see above 1958.06.20 – 1959.04.25 see below)
- Bishops of Lilongwe (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Fady, MAfr (see above 1959.04.25 – 1972.05.06)
- Bishop Patrick Augustine Kalilombe, MAfr (1972.05.06 – 1979.12.20)
- Bishop Matthias A. Chimole (1979.12.20 – 1994.11.11)
- Bishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (1994.11.11 – 2001.01.23), appointed Archbishop of Blantyre; later returned here as Archbishop
- Bishop Felix Eugenio Mkhori (2001.01.23 – 2007.07.04)
- Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, MAfr (2007.07.04 - 2011.02.09 see below)
- Archbishops of Lilongwe (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, MAfr (see above 2011.02.09 - 2013.07.03)
- Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (2013.07.03 – 2020.12.14); was previously here as Bishop
- Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, OCD (since 2021.10.15)
- Archbishop
Coadjutor Bishops
- Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, MAfr (2006-2007)
- Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (1993-1994)
Auxiliary Bishop
- Stanislaus Tobias Magombo (2009-2010)
Suffragan dioceses
Its suffragan dioceses are:
Sources
- ^ "Lilongwe Archdiocese ordains new priests". Malawi Nyasa Times - Malawi breaking news in Malawi. 2012-07-08. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "Erezione della provincia ecclesiastica di Lilongwe (Malawi) e nomina del primo arcivescovo metropolita" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2011-02-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06.