Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda

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Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda
Auxiliary Bishop of Mzuzu & Titular Bishop of Catrum
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Lilongwe
SeeMzuzu
Appointed5 May 2023
Installed5 August 2023
Orders
Ordination19 July 2008
Consecration5 August 2023
by  John Alphonsus Ryan
Personal details
Born
Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda

(1976-06-20) 20 June 1976 (age 48)
Wozi, Mzimba District, Diocese of Mzuzu, Malawi

Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda (born 20 June 1976) is a Malawian prelate of the Catholic Church who is the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu. He was appointed bishop on 5 May 2023 by Pope Francis. [1]

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Early life and education

He was born on 20 June 1976 in Wozi, Mzimba District, Diocese of Mzuzu in Malawi. He holds a Diploma in Ecclesiastical Canon Law, awarded by the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, in Nairobi, Kenya. [1] [2] His Diploma in Religious Formation and Spirituality, was obtained from Lumen Christi Institute, in Arusha, Tanzania. [3]

Priest

He was ordained priest of Mzuzu Diocese on 19 Jul 2008. [1] While a priest, he served as Director of Kasina Formation Centre from 2019 until 2023, Director and Formator at Christ the King Formation Centre in Rumphi, Parish Priest of Saint Augustine Parish and Vocations Directors in Mzuzu Diocese. [2]

Bishop

On 5 May 2023, the Holy Father Pope Francis appointed the Reverend Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda, as auxiliary bishop of Mzuzu Diocese, Malawi. He was contemporaneously appointed Titular Bishop of Catrum. [1] [2]

He was consecrated and installed on 5 August 2023, at the hands of Bishop John Alphonsus Ryan, Bishop of Mzuzu assisted by Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, Archbishop of Lilongwe, Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa, Archbishop of Blantyre and Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka, Bishop of Karonga. [1] [4] The ceremony was held at Mzuzu Stadium. [5]

See also

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Unknown
Auxiliary Bishop of Mzuzu
Since 5 May 2023
Succeeded by

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References

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