Gallone named Uruguay Nuncio

Archbishop Gianfranco Gallone was named Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luciano Russo was named Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State.

Archbishop Gallone had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi.

Mweempwa named Monze Bishop

Bishop-elect Raphael Mweempwa was named Bishop of Monze, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Moses Hamungole in January 2021.

Mulandu named Mpika Bishop

Bishop-elect Edwin Mwansa Mulandu was named Bishop of Mpika, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Justin Mulenga in March 2020.

Gallone named Zambia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Gianfranco Gallone was named Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and titular archbishop of Motula.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun in March 2018.

Murat named Cameroun Nuncio

Archbishop Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Piero Pioppo was named Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia in September 2017.

Archbishop Murat had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi.

Mpundu resigned, Banda named Lusaka Archbishop

Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu resigned and Archbishop-designate Alick Banda was named Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia.

Archbishop-designate Banda had been serving as Bishop of Ndola.

Mpezele retired, Kalumba named Livingstone Bishop

Bishop Raymond Mpezele retired and Bishop-elect Valentine Kalumba, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Livingstone, Zambia.

Mulenga named Mpika Bishop

Bishop-elect Justin Mulenga was named Bishop of Mpika, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Ignatius Chama was named Archbishop of Kasama in January 2012.

Patriarca retired, Hamungole named Monze Bishop

Bishop Emilio Patriarca retired and Bishop-elect Moses Hamungole was named Bishop of Monze, Zambia.

Chisanga named Mansa Bishop

Bishop-elect Patrick Chisanga, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of Mansa, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha in January 2009.

Murat named Zambia Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Julio Murat was named Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and titular archbishop of Orange.

Chama named Kasama Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Ignatius Chama was named Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia.

The archdiocese had been vacant since Archbishop James Mwewa Spaita retired in April 2009.

Archbishop-designate Chama had been serving as Bishop of Mpika. He was also named Apostolic Administrator of that diocese.

Kabwe, Zambia erected, Mulenga named Bishop

The Diocese of Kabwe, Zambia was erected with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Lusaka and the Diocese of Mpika.

Bishop-elect Clement Mulenga, S.D.B. was named its first bishop.

Duffy retired, Chinyemba named Mongu Bishop

Bishop Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. retired and Bishop-elect Evans Chinyama Chinyemba, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Mongu, Zambia.

Phiri named Chipata Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Benjamin Phiri was named Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata, Zambia and titular bishop of Nachingwea.

Kasonde named Solwezi Bishop

Bishop-elect Charles Kasonde was named Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Alick Banda was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ndola in November 2009.

O'Regan resigned, Banda succeeded as Ndola Bishop

Bishop Noel Charles O'Regan, S.M.A. resigned and Bishop Alick Banda succeeded as Bishop of Ndola, Zambia.

Bishop Banda had been serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese.

Banda named Ndola Coadjutor

Bishop Alick Banda was named Coadjutor Bishop of Ndola, Zambia.

Bishop Banda had been serving as Bishop of Solwezi.

Spaita retired as Kasama Archbishop

Archbishop James Spaita retired as Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia.

Chisha retired as Mansa Bishop

Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha retired as Bishop of Mansa, Zambia.