Roman Catholic Diocese of Zomba

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

Diocese of Zomba Dioecesis Zombaensis
Location
Country	Malawi
Metropolitan	Blantyre
Statistics
Area	3,232 km2 (1,248 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 685,541 229,345 (33.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bishop-Elect Alfred Chaima
Bishops emeritus	Allan Chamgwera

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

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Malawi

Sources

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy