Suffragan diocese Zomba, Malawi
Diocese of Zomba
Zombaën(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Zomba is a Latin Church suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Blantyre in southern Malawi, erected in 1959 from an apostolic vicariate. Bishop Alfred Mateyu Chaima has led the see since 2023.
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- Established
- 1959
- Catholics
- 276,000
- Priests
- 51
- Territory
- 3,232 km²
Parishes and churches
3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Sacred HeartZomba, Malawi · CathedralView parish
- ChimwaliraThondweView parish
- NankhundaNankhundaView parish
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Alfred Chaima
- Born
- 14 July 1970
- Birthplace
- Nambera
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The cathedral
del Sagrado Corazón stands in Zomba, 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.
History
The city of Zomba in Malawi is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zomba (Latin: Zombaën(sis)), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Blantyre.
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Malawi to Celebrate World Mission Sunday Centenary
Malawi will celebrate the national centenary of World Mission Sunday at Mzuzu Stadium on Saturday, October 3, 2026. The event, themed “One in Christ, United in Mission,” is part of a series of missionary and pastoral activities organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) Malawi. Msgr. Dinh Anh Nhue Nguyen, Secretary General of the Pontifical Missionary Union, arrives in Malawi on September 30, 2026, for a pastoral visit on behalf of the Holy Father. He will travel to Katete Parish to participate in a Mass marking the start of World Mission Month in Malawi. This celebration will launch the month of activities leading up to the national centenary event. The centenary year also includes a formation course for instructors of minor and major seminaries, which took place at St. Peter Major Seminary in the Diocese of Zomba.
- Pontifical Mission Societies promote course for seminary formators
- Bishop Chaima urges Malawi children to serve others
- Bishop Chaima urges 400 children to love Catholic faith
- Zomba Diocese hosts 400 children for faith congress
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