Archdiocese of Blantyre
| Archdiocese of Blantyre | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Malawi |
| Diocesan bishop | Thomas Luke Msusa SMM |
| surface | 9,161 km² |
| Parishes | 37 (2006) |
| Residents | 4,370,000 (2006) |
| Catholics | 1,008,160 (2006) |
| proportion of | 23.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 57 (2006) |
| Religious priest | 19 (2006) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,265 |
| Friars | 82 (2006) |
| Religious sisters | 211 (2006) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Chichewa English |
| cathedral | Limbe Cathedral of Our Lady |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Chikwawa Diocese of Mangochi Diocese of Zomba |
The Archdiocese of Blantyre ( Latin Archidioecesis Blantyrensis ) one of two Roman Catholic archbishoprics in Malawi .
The diocese was founded on December 3, 1903 by Pope Pius X as the Apostolic Prefecture of Shiré from the vicariate of Nyassa ; the first bishop was the French Auguste Prézeau . On April 14, 1908 the name was changed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Shiré, on May 15, 1952 the name was changed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Blantyre. Through Pope John XXIII. was on April 25, 1959 the elevation to the archbishopric .
The Archdiocese of Blantyre based in Blantyre , the suffragan diocese of Chikwawa (1965), Diocese of Mangochi (1973) and Diocese of Zomba assigned (1959).
Bishops
- Auguste Prézeau , 1903-1909
- Louis-Joseph-Marie Auneau SMM , 1910-1949
- John Baptist Hubert Theunissen SMM, 1949–1967
- James Chiona , 1967-2001
- Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye , 2001–2013, then Archbishop of Lilongwe
- Thomas Luke Msusa SMM , since 2013