Term ended 2006 Name Medardo Mazombwe Consecration February 7, 1971 | Denomination Roman Catholic Ordination September 4, 1960 Installed 1996 Predecessor Adrian Mung'andu | |
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Other posts Bishop of Chipata (1971–1996) Born 24 September 1931Chundamira, Zambia ( 1931-09-24 ) Died August 29, 2013, Lusaka, Zambia | ||
Successor Telesphore George Mpundu | ||
Zambian cardinal medardo joseph mazombwe passed away at 81
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe (24 September 1931 – 29 August 2013) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the former Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka (1996–2006) and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chipata (1970–1996).
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Pope Benedict XVI elevated Mazombwe to the status of Cardinal-Priest of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza at a consistory on 20 November 2010.
He held several senior positions in the local and regional church, such as Zambia Episcopal Conference president (1972 – 1975; 1988 – 1990; 1999 – 2002), and as Chairman of the regional conferences under Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.) (1979–86). He was an ardent campaigner for Zambia's debt cancellation in the mid-1980s, through the Jubilee movement campaign and spearheaded several new developmental projects in many parts of the country including the Mumpanshya area of Chongwe.
Fallece el cardenal medardo joseph mazombwe a los 81 a os
