Diocese of Zomba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zomba () is a diocese located in the city of Zomba in the ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi.

History

• May 15, 1952: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Zomba from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shiré
• April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Zomba

Leadership

• Vicar Apostolic of Zomba (Roman rite)
• Bishop Lawrence Pullen Hardman, SMM (1952.05.15 – 1959.04.25 see below)
• Bishops of Zomba (Roman rite)
• Bishop Lawrence Pullen Hardman, SMM (see above 1959.04.25 – 1970.09.21)
• Bishop Matthias A. Chimole (1970.09.21 – 1979.12.20), appointed Bishop of Lilongwe
• Bishop Allan Chamgwera (1981.02.12 – 2004.01.17)
• Bishop Thomas Luke Msusa, SMM (2003.12.19 – 2013.11.21), appointed Archbishop of Blantyre
• Bishop George Desmond Tambala, OCD (2015.10.15 – 2021.10.15), appointed Archbishop of Lilongwe
• Bishop Alfred Mateyu Chaima (Since 5 June 2023)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Malawi

References

External links

• Giga-Catholic Information