Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre

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The Archdiocese of Blantyre is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi.

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The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Blantyre.

The Archdiocese of Blantyre is 9,166 square miles (23,740 km2). Out of a total population of 4,600,000, there are 1,133,850 Catholics. There are 78 priests and 287 religious.

Currently, Thomas Luke Msusa SMM is the bishop of the diocese.

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmsusa.html

History

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary Bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

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