Charles Mackenzie

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Bishop Charles Frederick Mackenzie was a Christian missionary. He was born in Scotland at the start of the 20th century, was consecrated bishop in St George's Cathedral, Cape Town, on January 1, 1861. Following Dr David Livingstones' request to Cambridge, Bishop Mackenzie took on the position of being the first missionary bishop in Malawi (Nyasaland).

Moving from Cape Town, he arrived at Chibisa’s village in June 1861 with the goal to establish a mission station at Magomero, near Zomba. In January 1862 Bishop Mackenzie went on a supplies trip together with a few members of his party, when the boat they were travelling on, sank. As medical supplies were lost, Bishop Mackenzie’s malaria could not be treated. He died of Blackwater fever on January 31, 1862.

He has an International school named after him, which teaches children from 4 to 17 and is found in Lilongwe the capital of Malawi.]]