The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza () is a diocese seated in the city of Dedza, in the ecclesiastical province of Lilongwe in Malawi.
History 1956-04-29: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Dedza from the Apostolic Vicariate of Likuni and Apostolic Vicariate of Zomba 1959-04-25: Promoted as Diocese of Dedza
Bishops Vicar Apostolic of Dedza (Roman rite) Bishop Cornelius Chitsulo (1956-11-09 – 1959-04-25 see below) Bishops of Dedza (Roman rite) Bishop Cornelius Chitsulo (see above 1959-04-25 – 1984-02-28) Bishop Gervazio Moses Chisendera (1984-06-25 – 2000-09-07) Bishop Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (2000-09-07 – 2006-02-18), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe Bishop Emmanuele Kanyama (2007-07-04 – 2018-02-17) Bishop Peter Adrian Chifukwa (2021.05.08 – ...)
Auxiliary Bishops Rémi Joseph Gustave Sainte-Marie, M. Afr. (1998-2000), appointed Bishop here Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (1991-1993), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Stanislaus Tobias Magombo, appointed auxiliary bishop of Lilongwe in 2009
See also Roman Catholicism in Malawi
References
External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy