Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe (Latin: Archidioecesis Lilongvensis) is the Roman Catholic archdiocese located in Lilongwe in Malawi. Before its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011 it belonged to the Ecclesiastical Province of the Archdiocese of Blantyre.

Timeline

July 31, 1889: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nyassa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganika in Tanzania
February 12, 1897: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa
July 12, 1951: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Likuni
June 20, 1958: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lilongwe
April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Lilongwe
February 9, 2011: Elevated to Archdiocese of Lilongwe^[1]

Archbishops of Lilongwe (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (since February 9, 2011)

Bishops of Lilongwe (Roman rite)
- Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (since 2007.07.04)
- Bishop Felix Eugenio Mkhori (2001.01.23 – 2007.07.04)
- Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (1994.11.11 – 2001.01.23)
- Bishop Matthias A. Chimole (1979.12.20 – 1994.11.11)
- Bishop Patrick Augustine Kalilombe, M. Afr. (1972.05.06 – 1979.12.20)
- Bishop Joseph Fady, M. Afr. (1959.04.25 – 1972.05.06)
Vicars Apostolic of Lilongwe (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Fady, M. Afr. (1951.07.10 – 1959.04.25)
Vicars Apostolic of Nyassa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Ansgarius Julien, M. Afr. (1934.12.10 – 1951)
- Bishop Mathurin Guillemé, M. Afr. (1911.02.24 – 1934.06.27)
- Bishop Joseph-Marie-Stanislas Dupont, M. Afr. (1897.02.12 – 1911.02.28)