{"id":15,"date":"2016-04-29T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/29\/malawi-new-bishop-for-mzuzu-diocese\/"},"modified":"2016-05-16T09:03:04","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T09:03:04","slug":"malawi-new-bishop-for-mzuzu-diocese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/29\/malawi-new-bishop-for-mzuzu-diocese\/","title":{"rendered":"MALAWI: New Bishop for Mzuzu Diocese appointed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bishop elect
Rev John Alphonsus Ryan<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nThe
\nHoly Father Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Father John Alphonsus Ryan<\/b> of the Missionary Society of
\nSt. Patrick as Bishop of Mzuzu replacing the late Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza who
\ndied early last year (15th January 2015) in a road accident.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nAnnouncing
\nthe appointment, His Excellency Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi
\nand Zambia said that the news of the appointment was published in the Vatican on Tuesday April 26th
\nat Noon time in the Vatican City.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n“The Reverend Mons. Michael A. Mughogho, Diocesan
\nAdministrator of Mzuzu, remains in charge of the Diocese until the new Bishop
\nwill take possession of the Episcopal See of Mzuzu,\u201d reads part of the
\nstatement which was locally released by the Secretary General of the Episcopal
\nConference of Malawi, Rev. Fr. Henry Saindi.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe Bishop – Elect John Alphonsus Ryan was born on 27
\nFebruary, 1952 in Tipperary (Archdiocese of Cashel and Emily – Ireland). After
\nhis secondary school studies; he entered Saint Patrick’s Society for the
\nForeign Missions which was based in Co Wicklow.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nHe studied Philosophy and Theology in Ireland
\nand was ordained Priest on 18 June, 1978. Later on, he was sent to Malawi as a
\nmissionary and served in several parishes in the Diocese of Mzuzu including
\nSt Paul in Mzimba, St Stephan in Kaporo and St Mathias in Misuku.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe Bishop elect had taught in the Saint
\nPatrick’s Minor Seminary in Rumphi as well as in the Secondary Community Day
\nSchool in Misuku. In 2003, he went back to Ireland to conclude his doctorate in
\nMathematics on the Coding Theory.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nUntil his appointment, he was the Chaplain of
\nthe University of Mzuzu where he teaches Maths and he is a member of the
\nCollege of Consultors of the Diocese of Mzuzu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nBy Prince
\nHenderson-ECM Communications Officer<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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