Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Malawi 🇲🇼 (original) (raw)
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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)
Contact Info
Address: P.O. Box 33, Lilongwe, Malawi
Phone: +265 1 754667
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Lilongwe (Roman Rite) |
|---|
 Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. (55) (2021.10.15 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Lilongwe (Malawi)President of Episcopal Conference of MalawiDives in misericordiaBorn:1968.11.11 (Zomba, Malawi)Ordained Priest:1996.04.13Consecrated Bishop:2016.01.30Bishop 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 – 2023.06.05)President of Episcopal Conference of Malawi (2022.02.04 – ...) |
| Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (2013.07.03 – 2020.12.14)He is with me |
| Archbishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (2011.02.09 – 2013.07.03)Sub tuum præsidiumBorn:1938.01.11 (La Minerve, QC, Canada)Ordained Priest:1963.06.29Consecrated Bishop:1998.05.09Died: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 |
| Bishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (later Archbishop) (1994.11.11 – 2001.01.23)He is with me |
| Bishop Matthias A. Chimole (1979.12.20 – 1994.11.11)Born:1916 (Malawi)Ordained Priest:1947.09.21Consecrated Bishop:1970.12.13Died:2005.11.18 (†88)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:1958.02.03Consecrated Bishop:1972.08.27Died: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:1925.06.28Consecrated Bishop:1951.09.09Died: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 salusBorn:1886.12.12 (Canada)Ordained Priest:1912.06.29Consecrated Bishop:1935.03.24Died: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:1883.09.22Consecrated Bishop:1911.06.18Died: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 – 1911.02.24)AccendaturBorn:1850.07.23 (France)Ordained Priest:1878.12.21Consecrated Bishop:1897.08.15Died:1930.03.19 (†79)Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa (Malawi) (1897.02.12 – 1911.02.24)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)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 24,025 km²
Population: 1,764,000 Catholics (25.6% of 6,899,038 total)
Pastoral Centres: 46 parishes
Personnel: 108 priests (64 diocesan, 44 religious), 367 religious (64 brothers, 303 sisters), 54 seminarians