Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre

The Archdiocese of Blantyre is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi.

The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Blantyre.

The Archdiocese of Blantyre is 9,166 square miles (23,740 km2). Out of a total population of 4,600,000, there are 1,133,850 Catholics. There are 78 priests and 287 religious.

Currently, Thomas Luke Msusa SMM is the bishop of the diocese.

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmsusa.html

History

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Bishops

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Ordinaries

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  • Prefect Apostolic of Shiré
  • Vicars apostolic of Shiré
  • Vicar apostolic of Blantyre (Roman rite)
    • John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M.:see above 1952.05.15 – 1959.04.25 see below
  • Metropolitan archbishops of Blantyre (Roman rite)

Auxiliary Bishops

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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Suffragan dioceses

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See also

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Sources

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15°48′14″S 35°04′08″E / 15.8038°S 35.0690°E / -15.8038; 35.0690