The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu (Latin: Mzuzuen(sis)) is the Roman Catholic diocese located in Mzuzu in Malawi. It is in the Ecclesiastical Province of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe.
History
edit- May 8, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Nyassa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa
- January 17, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Mzuzu
Bishops
edit- Prefects Apostolic of Northern Nyassa (Roman rite)
- Fr. Marcello Saint-Denis, M. Afr. (1947.06.13 – 1957)
- Fr. Jean-Louis Jobidon, M. Afr. (1958.01.03 – 1961.01.17 see below)
- Bishops of Mzuzu (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jean-Louis Jobidon, M. Afr. (see above 1961.01.17 – 1987.10.01)
- Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza (1995.03.03 - 2015.01.15)
- Bishop John Alphonsus Ryan S.P.S. (2016.04.26 - )
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- Martin Anwel Mtumbuka, appointed Bishop of Karonga in 2010
See also
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