The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre () is the Roman Catholic archdiocese for Blantyre in Malawi. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Blantyre.
The Archdiocese of Blantyre is . 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.
History
1903.12.03: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Shiré from Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa 1908.04.14: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Shiré 1952.05.15: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Blantyre 1959.04.25: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Blantyre
Bishops Ordinaries Prefect Apostolic of Shiré Father Auguste Prézeau, S.M.M.:1903.12.03 - 1908.04.18 see below Vicars apostolic of Shiré Auguste Prézeau, S.M.M.:see above 1908.04.18 - 1909.12.02 Louis-Joseph-Marie Auneau, S.M.M.:1910.05.09 - 1949.12.25 John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M.:1949.12.25 – 1952.05.15 see below Vicar apostolic of Blantyre (Roman rite) John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M.:see above 1952.05.15 – 1959.04.25 see below Metropolitan archbishops of Blantyre (Roman rite) John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M.:see above 1959.04.25 – 1967.10.14 James Chiona:1967.11.29 – 2001.01.23 Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye:2001.01.23 - 2013.07.03; transferred to be Archbishop of Lilongwe due to a resignation Thomas Luke Msusa:2013.11.21 -
Auxiliary Bishops James Chiona (1965-1967), appointed Archbishop here Montfort Stima (Sitima) (2010-2013), appointed Bishop of Mangochi
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Peter Martin Musikuwa, appointed Bishop of Chikwawa in 2003
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Chikwawa Diocese of Mangochi Diocese of Zomba
See also List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Malawi
Sources GCatholic.org