Archdiocese of Lilongwe
Lilongven(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Lilongwe, Malawi
The Archdiocese of Lilongwe is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Malawi, erected as a diocese in 1959 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 2011. Its archbishop since 2021 is George Desmond Tambala.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 9 February 2011
- Latin
- Lilongven(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Africa
- Annuario code
- 001002001
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,764,000
- Population
- 6,899,038
- Catholic share
- 25.6%
- Priests
- 108
- Catholics per priest
- 16,333
- Extent
- 24,025 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 73
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- George D. Tambala
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Maula Cathedral stands in Lilongwe, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Lilongwe
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of DedzaDedza
- Diocese of KarongaKaronga
- Diocese of MzuzuMzuzu
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in Lilongwe, Malawi, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe (Latin: Archidioecesis Lilongvensis) belonged to the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Blantyre until its own elevation to archdiocese in 2011. Maula Cathedral stands in the town of Lilongwe.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].