Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre
The Archdiocese of Blantyre is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi.
History
* 1903.12.03: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Shiré from Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa
* 1908.04.14: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Shiré
* 1952.05.15: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Blantyre
* 1959.04.25: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Blantyre
Leadership
*Metropolitan Archbishops of Blantyre (Roman rite)
**Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye:since 2001.01.23
**Archbishop James Chiona:1967.11.29 – 2001.01.23
**Archbishop John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M.:1959.04.25 – 1967.10.14
*Vicars Apostolic of Blantyre (Roman rite)
**Archbishop John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M.:1949.12.25 – 1959.04.25
uffragan Dioceses
*Diocese of Chikwawa
*Diocese of Dedza
*Diocese of Lilongwe
*Diocese of Mangochi
*Diocese of Mzuzu
*Diocese of Zomba
ee also
*List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Malawi
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/blan0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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