MALAWI: New Archbishop for Blantyre Archdiocese Installed
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| Most Rev Thomas Luke Msusa |
Malawi gathered at Limbe Cathedral of Archdiocese of Blantyre to celebrate and witness
the installation of Most Rev Thomas Luke Msusa, the new Archbishop of
Blantyre Archdiocese.
The event which took place on February 8th 2014 was also
attended by the Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi and Zambia, Most Archbishop Julio
Murat, Malawi’s President Joyce Banda and a host of cabinet ministers as
Archbishop of Blantyre makes him the fourth Archbishop of the Archdiocese of
Blantyre.
Speaking during the function, the outgoing Diocesan
administrator, now Bishop elect for the Diocese of Mangochi, Rt. Rev. Montfort
Stima, congratulated the New Archbishop for being appointed to serve Lord in
the Archdiocese. “Am happy today that I am now leaving the Archdiocese of
Blantyre in safe hands; Continue being a good Shepherd” he said.
number of Christians amounting to over one million and the Archdiocese covers
five districts, with 40 parishes and 74 priests.
Archbishop Msusa was formerly the Bishop of Diocese of Zomba
in the Eastern part of Malawi.
Earlier last year, the Holy Father Pope Francis transferred Archbishop
Tarcisius Ziyaye from the Archdiocese of Blantyre to the Archdiocese of
Lilongwe, following the retirement of Archbishop Remi Ste-Marie.
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