Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza (Latin: Dedzaën(sis)) is a diocese in the city of Dedza, in the Ecclesiastical province of Lilongwe in Malawi.
Diocese of Dedza Dioecesis Dedzaensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Malawi |
| Metropolitan | Lilongwe |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,250 km2 (1,640 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 1,173,000 459,398 (39.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
History
- 1956-04-29: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Dedza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Likuni and Apostolic Vicariate of Zomba
- 1959-04-25: Promoted as Diocese of Dedza
Bishops
- Vicar Apostolic of Dedza (Roman rite)
- Bishop Cornelius Chitsulo (1956-11-09 – 1959-04-25 see below)
- Bishops of Dedza (Roman rite)
- Bishop Cornelius Chitsulo (see above 1959-04-25 – 1984-02-28)
- Bishop Gervazio Moses Chisendera (1984-06-25 – 2000-09-07)
- Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (2000-09-07 – 2006-02-18), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe
- Bishop Emmanuele Kanyama (2007-07-04 - 2018-02-17)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (1998-2000), appointed Bishop here
- Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (1991-1993), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Stanislaus Tobias Magombo, appointed auxiliary bishop of Lilongwe in 2009
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Malawi
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