Communications Team

The Fort Johnston Apostolic prefecture was erected on 29th May 1969. By then it covered the then Fort Johnston and the larger part of Kasupe (Machinga) District North of Shire River. It was entrusted to the Italian Montfort Missionaries. The late Right Reverend Bishop Alessandro Assolari was appointed first Prefect Apostolic on 18th October 1969. The Prefecture Apostolic was then erected into a Diocese on 17th September 1973. Mangochi Diocese covers the area of Mangochi, Balaka and part of Machinga District

Archbishop Tarsizio Ziyaye ordains three priests of the congregation of Missionaries of Africa

On 12th September, 2020 Archbishop Tarsizio G. Ziyaye ordained three deacons to become priests at St. Francis – kanengo parish in Lilongwe namely, Rev. Deacon Levison Goodwell from St. Augustine Cathedral Parish Mangochi, Rev. Deacon Robert Mark Chiritsiro from St. Annes Guilime Parish Archdiocese of Lilongwe and Rev. Deacon Jean Kesse (Ivory Coast) from Chinsapo […]

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MANGOCHI DIOCESE TO VENTURE INTO AGRO-DEALER BUSINESS

Today the Investment Comittee of Mangochi Diocese had a meeting with Parish Priests, parish representatives and other office bearers on investments.  Rt. Rev. Montfort Stima present at the meeting welcomed the members and briefed them on what the meeting was all about that is venturing into Agro-Dealer business.  Mr. Polycarp Chigwenembe the chairperson for Investment

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BISHOP MONTFORT STIMA OPENS BIBLE MONTH (SEPTEMBER) WITH A DOWN TO EARTH HOMILY

Rt. Rev. Montfort Stima yesterday 6th September 2020, 23rd Sunday in ordinary time opened the bible month with words of encouragement to the lay faithful urging them to cultivate a habit of reading the word of God daily.  in his homily, the bishop reminded the faithful and all Christians of the great treasure that is

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BISHOP MONTFORT STIMA DISTRIBUTES COVID-19 AID TO BENEFICIARIES

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit hard many people around the global the rich and the poor alike.  The Diocese of Mangochi took an initiative to apply aid from well wisher organizations around the global (Caritas Australia, CRS-Catholic Relief Services, SCIAF- Caritas Scotland and Trocaire) .  The well wishers donated equipment and money to buy basic

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ACJ EASTERN CHAPTER MEETS ECM COMMUNICATIONS BISHOP CHAIR

By: Francis Polinyu Banda (Correspondent) The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) chairperson responsible for communications Right Reverend Bishop Montfort Stima, has challenged catholic journalists in the country to consider their profession as a vocation, saying they have a huge responsibility of ensuring that the values of the Catholic Church in evangelization are shared with masses. 

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