Archdiocese of Blantyre

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The Archdiocese of Blantyre is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 Suffragan Dioceses 4 Source

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Diocese of Chikwawa
• Diocese of Dedza
• Diocese of Lilongwe
• Diocese of Mangochi
• Diocese of Mzuzu
• Diocese of Zomba

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information