Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Dedza
Latin:	Dioecesis Dedzaensis
Country:	Malawi
Metropolitan:	Lilongwe
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area Km2:	4,250
Population:	1,173,000
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	459,398
Catholics Percent:	39.2
Bishop:	Peter Adrian Chifukwa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza (Latin: Dedzaën(sis)) is a diocese in the city of Dedza, in the ecclesiastical province of Lilongwe in Malawi.

History

• 1956-04-29: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Dedza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Likuni and Apostolic Vicariate of Zomba
• 1959-04-25: Promoted as Diocese of Dedza

Bishops

• Vicar Apostolic of Dedza (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Cornelius Chitsulo (1956-11-09 – 1959-04-25 see below)
• Bishops of Dedza (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Cornelius Chitsulo (see above 1959-04-25 – 1984-02-28)
  • Bishop Gervazio Moses Chisendera (1984-06-25 – 2000-09-07)
  • Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (2000-09-07 – 2006-02-18), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe
  • Bishop Emmanuele Kanyama (2007-07-04 – 2018-02-17)
  • Bishop Peter Adrian Chifukwa (2021.05.08 – ...)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (1998-2000), appointed Bishop here
• Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (1991-1993), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Stanislaus Tobias Magombo, appointed auxiliary bishop of Lilongwe in 2009

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Malawi

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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