Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu

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Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu OSM (born March 15, 1945 in Enkaba , † August 27, 2012 in Manzini ) was Roman Catholic bishop of the Manzini diocese in Swaziland.

Life

Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu joined the religious order of the Servites , made his profession on April 12, 1975 and was ordained a priest on May 4, 1978 in the cathedral in Manzini .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Administrator on February 20, 1981 and Bishop of Manzini on July 1, 1985 . He was ordained episcopate on October 12, 1985 by the Bishop of Eshowe , Mansuet Dela Biyase ; Co-consecrators were George Francis Daniel , Archbishop of Pretoria and Military Ordinary of South Africa , and Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM , Bishop of Kokstad .

He was president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC).

Act

Ncamiso Ndlovu was known as a human rights activist , particularly against King Mswati III. He constantly intervened against the king's extravagance and demanded investment in education, health and other development programs.

He expressed his solidarity with the student body of the Swaziland College of Technology , who protested against the inadequate educational opportunities, including during the historic hunger strike at the University of Swaziland in the early 1990s. He gave the students asylum, preventing arrests by the police.

Ncamiso Ndlovu suffered from diabetes.

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predecessor Office successor
Aloysius Isaac Mandlenkhosi Zwane Bishop of Manzini
1985–2012 		José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nosipho Shongwe: "Catholic bishop attacks Swazi King" , Swazi Media, November 19, 2008 (English)
  2. ↑ "SWAZILAND: Focus on church criticism of royal rule" , IRIN / UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, August 29, 2002 (English)
  3. ↑ "Intervention of Mons. Louis Ncamiso NDLOVU, Bishop of Manzini “ , Vatican Radio , August 10, 2008 (English)
  4. ↑ a b Nosipho Shongwe: "Bishop Ncamiso Ndlovu is dead" , Swasi Observer, August 28, 2012 (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ncamiso Ndlovu, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ncamiso Ndlovu OSM, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swaziland religious clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Manzini
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Enkaba
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 2012
Place of death Manzini