Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe (Latin: Archidioecesis Lilongvensis) is the Roman Catholic archdiocese located in Lilongwe in Malawi. Before its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011, it had belonged to the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Blantyre. The Maula Cathedral is located in the town of Lilongwe.[1]

Timeline

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  • July 31, 1889: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nyassa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika in Tanzania
  • February 12, 1897: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa
  • July 12, 1951: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Likuni
  • June 20, 1958: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lilongwe
  • April 25, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Lilongwe
  • February 9, 2011: Elevated to Archdiocese of Lilongwe[2]

Bishops

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Coadjutor Bishops

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Auxiliary Bishop

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Suffragan dioceses

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Its suffragan dioceses are:

Sources

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  1. ^ "Lilongwe Archdiocese ordains new priests". Malawi Nyasa Times - Malawi breaking news in Malawi. 2012-07-08. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  2. ^ "Erezione della provincia ecclesiastica di Lilongwe (Malawi) e nomina del primo arcivescovo metropolita" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2011-02-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06.

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