Peter Adrian Chifukwa

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Peter Adrian Chifukwa
Bishop of Dedza
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Lilongwe
See Dedza
Appointed8 May 2021
Installed28 August 2021
Predecessor Emmanuel Cosmas Kanyama
Successor Incumbent
Orders
Ordination12 June 2004
Consecration28 August 2021
by  Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Peter Adrian Chifukwa

(1973-08-27) 27 August 1973 (age 51)
Msampha Village, Diocese of Lilongwe, Malawi
Motto“I am the way the truth and the life”
Styles of
Peter Adrian Chifukwa
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    Religious style Bishop

    Peter Adrian Chifukwa (born 27 August 1973), is a Roman Catholic prelate in Malawi, who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza. He was appointed as bishop by Pope Francis on 8 May 2021. [1]

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    Early life and education

    He was born on 27 August 1973 in Msampha Village, Dedza District, in the Archdiocese of Lilongwe. He attended primary schools in his home area. From 1991 until 1994, he attended Mchisu Community Day Secondary School, for his secondary school education. [1] [2]

    He studied philosophy at St. Anthony Major Seminary, in Kachebere, Mchinji District, starting in September 1994. In 1997 he transferred to St. Peters Major Seminary, in Zomba where he studied Theology. He also holds a Licentiate of Canon Law awarded by the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya in 2010. [1] [2]

    Priesthood

    He was ordained a deacon on 12 January 2004 at Dedza by Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, Bishop of Dedza. Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie ordained him a priest at Bembeke Cathedral in Dedza on 12 June 2004. [1] [2]

    Father Peter Adrian Chifukwa served in various roles as a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza. Those roles included: [2]

    As bishop

    On 8 May 2021, Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza. He was consecrated as bishop on 28 August 2021 at Dedza, by Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa, Archbishop of Blantyre assisted by Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka, Bishop of Karonga and Bishop George Desmond Tambala, Bishop of Zomba. [1] [2] Since then he serves as the Bishop of Dedza Diocese. [3]

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 David M. Cheney (25 February 2024). "MicroData Summary for Bishop Peter Adrian Chifukwa (born 27 August 1973), Bishop of Dedza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Kansas City. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Diocese of Dedza (20 December 2024). "Right Rev. Peter Adrian Chifukwa: Bishop of the Diocese of Dedza". Diocese of Dedza. Dedza, Malawi. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
    3. ↑ Damaseke Francis; Gabriel Kamlomo (3 September 2021). "Malawi: Dedza Has New Bishop: Rt. Rev. Peter Adrian Chifukwa". Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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