Fr. Mtumbuka appointed KA diocese bishop

BY WATIPASO MZUNGU JNR

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Reverend Father Martin Anwel Mtumbuka as bishop of the new Diocese of Karonga, the Catholic Secretariat confirmed in a press statement released yesterday.

The new Diocese of Karonga covers Karonga and Chitipa districts and ecclesiastically covers what was the Northern Deanery of the Diocese of Mzuzu.

Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) Secretary General Fr. George Buleya said in the statement that the appointment and creation of the new diocese was an indication of growth of the Catholic Church in Malawi.

“The Catholic Church in Malawi has every reason to rejoice for the gift of this new Bishop and for the creation of the new Diocese of Karonga,” said Buleya.

Fr. Mtumbuka was born on 5th August, 1957 in Majimbula Village, in Rumphi District and he was ordained priest on 31st July, 1988 at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Mzuzu. He is currently serving as Deputy Vice Chancellor at the Catholic University of Malawi.

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