Archdiocese of Lilongwe
Lilongven(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Lilongwe, Malawi
The Archdiocese of Lilongwe is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Malawi, erected as a diocese in 1959 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 2011. Its archbishop since 2021 is George Desmond Tambala.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 9 February 2011
- Latin
- Lilongven(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Africa
- Annuario code
- 001002001
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,764,000
- Population
- 6,899,038
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 25.6%
- Priests
- 108
- Catholics per priest
- 16,333
- Extent
- 24,025 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 73
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- George D. Tambala
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Maula Cathedral stands in Lilongwe, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Lilongwe
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of DedzaDedza
- Diocese of KarongaKaronga
- Diocese of MzuzuMzuzu
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in Lilongwe, Malawi, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe (Latin: Archidioecesis Lilongvensis) belonged to the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Blantyre until its own elevation to archdiocese in 2011. Maula Cathedral stands in the town of Lilongwe.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.