Patrick Augustine Kalilombe
Patrick Augustine Kalilombe MAfr (born August 28, 1933 in Mua, Malawi (formerly Nyasaland); † September 25, 2012 ) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Lilongwe .
Life
Patrick Augustine Kalilombe studied philosophy and theology at the Kachebere Seminary in Mchinji from 1949 to 1954 and joined the order of the Society of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) in 1954 . In Thibar, Tunisia, he studied theology from 1955 to 1957 and was ordained a priest on February 3, 1958, and continued his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. After pastoral service in the diocese of Dedza , he taught at the Kachebere seminary from 1964 and became rector of the seminary in 1968 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him bishop of Lilongwe on May 6, 1972. He was ordained bishop on August 27, 1972 by his predecessor Joseph Fady MAfr; Co- consecrators were Emmanuel Milingo , Archbishop of Lusaka , and Cornelius Chitsulo , Bishop of Dedza. On December 20, 1979, Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation.
After a conflict between the Catholic Church and the President and dictator Hastings Banda in 1976, he was asked to leave the country. He soon returned and was placed under house arrest in July 1976. It was not until 1979 that he had to give up his bishopric.
Kalilombe completed a doctoral degree from 1977 to 1979 at the University of California, Berkeley . From 1980 to 1996 taught at various universities, including as Third World Lecturer at the Mission Department of the Selly Oak Colleges in Birmingham. In 1987 he became director of the Ecumenical Center for Black and White Christian Partnership . In 1996 he returned to Malawi and taught at the University of Malawi from 1998 to 2008 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c "Society Controversial Catholic Bishop Patrick Kalilombe dies" ( Memento of the original from October 1, 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. , Maravia Post, September 25, 2012 (English)
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Fady M. Afr. |
Archbishop of Lilongwe 1972–1979 |
Matthias A. Chimole |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kalilombe, Patrick Augustine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Malawian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mua, Malawi |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 2012 |