Maula Cathedral

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Maula Cathedral
Maula Cathedral
Location Lilongwe
CountryFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Administration
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe

The Maula Cathedral [1] [2] which is also known as the Our Lady of Africa Cathedral, or simply Cathedral of Lilongwe, is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Lilongwe, [3] [4] the capital and largest city of the African country of Malawi. [5] Administratively it is included in the Central Region, near the M1 highway and the Civo Stadium.

The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lilongwe (Archidioecesis Lilongvensis) which was created as a diocese by Pope John XXIII in 1959 and got its present status in 2011 under the bula Quotiescumque Evangelii of the Pope Benedict XVI.

It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Archbishop George Desmond Tambala and his Auxillary Bishop Vincent Mwakhwawa. The parish priests are Rev. Father Louis Chikanya and Rev. Father Mkwezalamba.

Mass Schedule:

Weekdays: 6:00am in Chichewa

Thursdays: All Day Eucharistic Adoration and the sacrament of reconciliation/confession

Saturday: 6:30am in Chichewa

Sunday: 6:30am in English, 8:00am in English, 10:00am in Chichewa, 17:00pm in English

For up-to-date information please visit the Cathedral website:www.maulaparish.co.mw


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