Medardo Joseph Mazombwe
- Bishop of Chipata (1970-96)
- President of the Zambian Episcopal Conference (1972-75; 1988-90; 1999-2002)
- President of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (1979-86)
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Medardo Joseph Mazombwe (24 September 1931 – 29 August 2013) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Zambia's first indigenous cardinal.[1]
He was the former archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka (1996–2006)[2] and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chipata (1970–1996).
Pope Benedict XVI elevated Mazombwe to the status of Cardinal-Priest of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza at a consistory on 20 November 2010.[3]
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.[4]
Legacy
After his death, a foundation and a school were named after him in Chipata.[5]
References
- ^ Vatican website, Remembering Zambia’s Cardinal Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, article September 12, 2020
- ^ "Lusaka (Archdiocese)". catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ David Cheney. "Medardo Joseph Mazombwe profile at catholic-hierarchy.org". catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Speroforum. "Biographical details of Vatican cardinal designates". Spero.
- ^ Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: Pope Benedict XVI (2005-2013), Consistory of November 20, 2010
