| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Right Reverend |
| Martin Anwel Mtumbuka | |
| Bishop of Karonga | |
| Archdiocese: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Karonga |
| Appointed: | 21 July 2010 |
| Consecrated: | 20 November 2010 |
| Predecessor: | None |
| Ordination: | 31 July 1988 |
| Consecration: | 20 November 2010 |
| Consecrated By: | Nicola Girasoli |
| Rank: | Bishop |
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Majimbula Village, Rumphi District, Mzuzu Diocese, Malawi |
| Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Martin Anwel Mtumbuka | |
| Dipstyle: | |
Martin Anwel Mtumbuka is a Malawian Roman Catholic Church prelate currently serving as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Karonga in Malawi. The diocese was erected by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 and he appointed Bishop Mtumbuka as its first bishop.
He was born on 5 August 1967 in Majimbula Village, Rumphi District, Mzuzu Diocese, in Malawi. He attended primary school in Chilulu. For his secondary school education, he studied at the Mzuzu Minor Seminary.[1] [2]
He studied philosophy at Saint Anthony's Seminary in Kachebere, Mchinji District, Central Region, Malawi, after which he studied Theology at the Theological Seminary in Zomba, Zomba District, Southern Region, Malawi. He studied at Mater Dei Institute of Education, in Ireland from 1997 until 2002, graduating with a Master's degree in Religious Science from there. From 2002 until 2005, he studied at the University of London, where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree, in the Science of Education.[2]
He was ordained priest on 31 July 1988 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu.[1] [2]
While a priest of Mzuzu Diocese, he served in various roles, including as:[2]
On 21 July 2010, Pope Benedict XVI created the Roman Catholic Diocese of Karonga, Malawi, by splitting the Diocese of Mzuzu. On the same day, The Holy Father appointedReverend Martin Anwel Mtumbuka, of the clergy of Mzuzu and Vice-chancellor of the Catholic University of Malawi to be the founding Bishop of Karonga.[1] [2]
He was consecrated and installed bishop on 20 November 2010 by Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Titular Archbishop of Egnazia Appula and Papal Nuncio assisted by Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, Archbishop of Blantyre and Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza, Bishop of Mzuzu.[1]
During his time in office, Bishop Mtumbuka has been a strong advocate for the poor, at times criticizing the government for not doing enough to alleviate suffering.[3]
In 2021, he chided government officials for not doing enough saying "the state of the economy is negatively affecting the welfare of people, especially the rural masses who are mostly poor."[4]