Recent Events

Diocese of Ndola was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ndola (with suffragan sees Kabwe and Solwezi) (Zambia)

Bishop Benjamin Phiri Ndola, Bishop of Ndola (Zambia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ndola (Zambia)

Msgr. Gian Luca Perici was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Bolsena

Msgr. Gian Luca Perici, Priest of Velletri–Segni (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Bolsena, Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi and Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark and Apostolic Nuncio to Finland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Norway

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Finland

Fr. Gabriel Msipu Phiri was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Aræ in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata (Zambia)

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark

Archbishop Gianfranco Gallone, Permanent Observer to Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

Fr. Gabriel Msipu Phiri, Priest of Chipata (Zambia), was elected Titular Bishop of Aræ in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata (Zambia)

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon and Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland and Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Apostolic Nuncio to Peru, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

Fr. Raphael Mweempwa was consecrated as Bishop of Monze (Zambia)

Sr. Kayula Gertrude Lesa, R.S.C., resigned as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Fr. Raphael Mweempwa, Priest of Monze (Zambia), was elected Bishop of Monze (Zambia)

Fr. Francesco Airoldi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Monze (Zambia)

Fr. Francis Katongo Mukosa, Priest of Ndola (Zambia), was appointed as General Secretary of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Fr. Edwin Mwansa Mulandu was consecrated as Bishop of Mpika (Zambia)

Fr. Kennedy Seketa, General Secretary of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops, passed away at 51

Fr. Cleophas Lungu resigned as General Secretary of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Fr. Kennedy Seketa was appointed as General Secretary of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Archbishop Ignatius Chama, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama (Zambia) and Vice-President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops, was appointed as President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Bishop Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde, Bishop of Solwezi (Zambia) and President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa, was appointed as Vice-President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu resigned as President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Fr. Edwin Mwansa Mulandu, Priest of Ndola (Zambia), was elected Bishop of Mpika (Zambia)

Fr. Francesco Airoldi was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Monze (Zambia)

Bishop Moses Hamungole, Bishop of Monze (Zambia), passed away at 53

Bishop Benjamin Phiri Ndola, Titular Bishop of Nachingwea and Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata (Zambia), was appointed as Bishop of Ndola (Zambia)

Bishop Justin Mulenga, Bishop of Mpika (Zambia), passed away at 65

Fr. Joseph Komakoma resigned as General Secretary of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar

Archbishop Gianfranco Gallone, Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi

Msgr. Gianfranco Gallone was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Mottola

Msgr. Gianfranco Gallone, Priest of Oria (Italy) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Titular Archbishop of Mottola

Archbishop Giorgio Zur, President emeritus of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, passed away at 88

Msgr. Gianfranco Gallone was elected Permanent Observer to Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Bishop Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde, Bishop of Solwezi (Zambia), was appointed as President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa

Archbishop Ignatius Chama, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kasama (Zambia), was appointed as Vice-President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, Bishop of Chipata (Zambia) and Vice-President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops, was appointed as President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea

Archbishop Julio Murat, Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon

Bishop Alick Banda, Bishop of Ndola (Zambia), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia)

Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia) and President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

Bishop Alick Banda resigned as Vice-President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, Bishop of Chipata (Zambia), was appointed as Vice-President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago and Plenipotentiary Representative to Caribbean Community (CARICOM), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Peru

Msgr. Gian Luca Perici, Priest of Velletri–Segni (Italy) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Prelate of Honour of His Holiness

Fr. Valentine Kalumba, O.M.I., was consecrated as Bishop of Livingstone (Zambia)

Fr. Valentine Kalumba, O.M.I., was elected Bishop of Livingstone (Zambia)

Bishop Raymond Mpezele resigned as Bishop of Livingstone (Zambia)

Fr. Stanley Lubungo, M. Afr., was appointed as Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies

Fr. Justin Mulenga was consecrated as Bishop of Mpika (Zambia)

Archbishop Ignatius Chama resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mpika (Zambia)

Fr. Justin Mulenga, Priest of Kasama (Zambia), was elected Bishop of Mpika (Zambia)

Archbishop Orlando Antonini resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

Bishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth, Military Ordinary of Great Britain (England), was appointed as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England)

Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados and Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, was appointed as Plenipotentiary Representative to Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

Sr. Kayula Gertrude Lesa, R.S.C., was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Archbishop James Spaita, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kasama (Zambia), passed away at 80

Bishop Alick Banda, Bishop of Ndola (Zambia), was appointed as Vice-President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops

Archbishop Ignatius Chama resigned as President of Zambia Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka (Zambia), was appointed as President of Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops