Felix Eugenio Mkhori

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Felix Eugenio Mkhori (born August 24, 1931 in Mtenje ; † October 27, 2012 in Blantyre ) was Bishop of Lilongwe .

Life

After his philosophical and theological training, Felix Mkhori was ordained a priest on September 8, 1961 .

Pope Paul VI appointed him on September 29, 1977 auxiliary bishop in Chikwawa and titular bishop of Sicca Veneria . The Bishop of Chikwawa, Eugen Joseph Frans Vroemen SMM , donated to him on January 8, 1978 in the Cathedral of Limbe , the episcopal ordination ; Co- consecrators were Matthias A. Chimole , Bishop of Lilongwe, and James Chiona , Archbishop of Blantyre .

John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Chikwawa on February 12, 1979. On January 23, 2001, he was appointed Bishop of Lilongwe . He was involved in the Association of Bishops' Conferences of East Africa (AMECEA) . Mkhori was from 1994 to 2000 chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM).

On July 4, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.

Act

He has campaigned repeatedly for human rights in Malawi; Together with seven bishops, he was a signatory of the declaration "Living in our Faith", which was directed against human rights violations and abuse of power by the regime of dictator Hastings Kamuzu Banda . He and the other bishops were then placed under house arrest and sentenced to death.

Mkhori was considered an important mediator between the various ethnic and religious groups in Malawi and a supporter of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC).

Bishop Mkhori visited the diocese of Magdeburg in 2003 at the invitation of Bishop Leo Nowak .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Emeritus Bishop Mkhori dies, burial October 31"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Malawi Democrat, October 27, 2012 (English)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.malawidemocrat.com  
  2. ^ "Bishop Mkhori" , Beating the Odds - Malawi's quest for democracy, accessed on October 28, 2012 (English)
  3. ↑ Thom Chiumia: "Malawi Catholic church grieves death of Bishop Mkhori: PAC pays tribute" ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Nyasa Times, October 27, 2012 (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nyasatimes.com
  4. ↑ “Guest from the Warm Heart of Africa” , Lord's Day (Catholic weekly), September 17, 2003

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predecessor Office successor
Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye Bishop of Lilongwe
2001-2007 		Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie MAfr
James Chiona Chairman of the Bishops' Conference of Malawi
1994–2000 		Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye
Eugen Joseph Frans Vroemen SMM Bishop of Chikwawa
1979-2001 		Peter Martin Musikuwa
personal data
SURNAME Mkhori, Felix Eugenio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mkhori, Felix E .; Mkhori, Felix; Mkhori, Félix-Eugêne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Malawian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Lilongwe
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Mtenje
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 2012
Place of death Blantyre