The Archdiocese of Blantyre is 9,166 square miles (23,740 km2). Out of a total population of 4,600,000, there are 1,133,850 Catholics. There are 78 priests and 287 religious.
Currently, Thomas Luke Msusa SMM is the bishop of the diocese.
roman, catholic, archdiocese, blantyre, archdiocese, blantyre, metropolitan, ecclesiastical, province, blantyre, malawi, cathedral, church, archdiocese, lady, wisdom, cathedral, blantyre, archdiocese, blantyre, square, miles, total, population, there, catholic. The Archdiocese of Blantyre is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral Blantyre The Archdiocese of Blantyre is 9 166 square miles 23 740 km2 Out of a total population of 4 600 000 there are 1 133 850 Catholics There are 78 priests and 287 religious Currently Thomas Luke Msusa SMM is the bishop of the diocese http www catholic hierarchy org bishop bmsusa html Contents 1 History 2 Bishops 2 1 Ordinaries 2 2 Auxiliary Bishops 2 3 Other priest of this diocese who became bishop 3 Suffragan dioceses 4 See also 5 SourcesHistory edit1903 12 03 Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Shire from Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa 1908 04 14 Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Shire 1952 05 15 Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Blantyre 1959 04 25 Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of BlantyreBishops editOrdinaries edit Prefect Apostolic of Shire Father Auguste Prezeau S M M 1903 12 03 1908 04 18 see below Vicars apostolic of Shire Auguste Prezeau S M M see above 1908 04 18 1909 12 02 Louis Joseph Marie Auneau S M M 1910 05 09 1949 12 25 John Baptist Hubert Theunissen S M M 1949 12 25 1952 05 15 see below Vicar apostolic of Blantyre Roman rite John Baptist Hubert Theunissen S M M see above 1952 05 15 1959 04 25 see below Metropolitan archbishops of Blantyre Roman rite John Baptist Hubert Theunissen S M M see above 1959 04 25 1967 10 14 James Chiona 1967 11 29 2001 01 23 Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye 2001 01 23 2013 07 03 transferred to be Archbishop of Lilongwe due to a resignation Thomas Luke Msusa 2013 11 21 Auxiliary Bishops edit James Chiona 1965 1967 appointed Archbishop here Montfort Stima Sitima 2010 2013 appointed Bishop of Mangochi Other priest of this diocese who became bishop edit Peter Martin Musikuwa appointed Bishop of Chikwawa in 2003Suffragan dioceses editDiocese of Chikwawa Diocese of Mangochi Diocese of ZombaSee also editList of Roman Catholic dioceses in MalawiSources editGCatholic org 15 48 14 S 35 04 08 E 15 8038 S 35 0690 E 15 8038 35 0690 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre amp oldid 1215410867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
