James Chiona
James Chiona (* 1924 in Bandawe , Malawi ; † August 18, 2008 in Chiradzulu , Malawi) was Archbishop of Blantyre , Malawi.
Life
James Chiona was ordained a priest on September 12, 1954 for what was then the Vicariate Apostolic of Blantyre.
In 1965 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. Appointed Titular Bishop of Bacanaria and Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Blantyre . He received his episcopal ordination on June 3, 1968, the Archbishop of Blantyre, John Baptist Hubert Theunissen SSM , himself; Co- consecrators were Cornelius Chitsulo , Bishop of Dedza in Malawi, and Lawrence Pullen Hardman SSM, Bishop of Zomba in Malawi. After Archbishop Theunissen's resignation, he became Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Blantyre in 1967. His age-related resignation was granted in 2001 by John Paul II .
James Chiona was involved in many ways in his homeland and was one of the "greatest personalities in the Church and society of Malawi"; he has been called "Malawi's savior from dictatorship". In 1992, Chiona initiated together with six other bishops by means of the pastoral letter "Living Our Faith" the transformation of Malawi from the one-party state of the Malawi Congress Party MCP of the ruling Prime Minister Hastings Kamuzu Banda since 1964 to a multi-party state with free elections .
literature
- Maura Mitchell, "Living Our Faith:" The Lenten Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Malawi and the Shift to Multiparty Democracy, 1992-1993 , Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 41 Issue 1, Pages 5-18, December 17 2002. doi : 10.1111 / 1468-5906.00096
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Retired Archbishop James Chiona dead" ( 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. , Africa news, August 19, 2008
Web links
- Entry for James Chiona on catholic-hierarchy.org
- "Archbishop Chiona passes on" , Mgasa Times, August 18, 2008 (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Baptist Hubert Theunissen |
Archbishop of Blantyre 1967-2001 |
Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chiona, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Malawian clergyman, Archbishop of Blantyre |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bandawe , Malawi |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 2008 |
| Place of death | Chiradzulu , Malawi |