Ignatius Chama | |
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Archbishop | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Kasama |
Appointed | 12 January 2012 |
Predecessor | James Mwewa Spaita |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | 12 August 1984 |
Consecration | 12 January 2012 by Nicola Girasoli |
Rank | Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Ignatius Chama August 12, 1957 Mutomo-Kawambwa, Mansa District, Diocese of Mansa, Zambia |
Styles of Ignatius Chama | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Grace |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Ignatius Chama (born 12 August 1957) is a Zambian Catholic prelate who is the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kasama. He was appointed Archbishop of Kasama on 12 January 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. [1]
Chama was born on 12 August 1947, in the village of Mutomo-Kawambwa, Mansa District, in the Diocese of Mansa, Zambia. He attended primary school and middle school in his home area. He completed high school at the Minor Seminary in Mansa, Zambia. [1] [2]
He continued with his priestly studies at St. Augustine's Major Seminary in Mpika, Zambia, where he studied philosophy. He then transferred to St. Dominic National Major Seminary in Lusaka, where he studied theology. He completed studies in business administration at the Nyengezi Social Training Institute (today St. Augustine University of Tanzania), in Mwanza Tanzania. [2]
He was ordained a priest on 12 August 1984. He served as a priest of the Diocese of Mansa until 17 July 2008. [1] [2]
While priest of Mansa, he served in various roles, including as: [2]
Father Ignatius Chama was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Mpika on 17 July 2008 and received episcopal consecration on 28 September 2008 at the hands of Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Titular Archbishop of Egnazia Appula and Papal Nucio, assisted by Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, Bishop of Chipata and Archbishop James Mwewa Spaita, Archbishop of Kasama. [1] [3]
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