Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye

Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye
Archbishop of Lilongwe
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Lilongwe
In office3 July 2013 – 14 December 2020
PredecessorRémi Sainte-Marie
SuccessorGeorge Desmond Tambala
Previous postsArchbishop of Blantyre (2001-2013)
Bishop of Lilongwe (1994-2001)
Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe (1993-1994)
Titular Bishop of Macon (1991-1993)
Auxiliary Bishop of Dedza (1991-1993)
Orders
Ordination14 August 1977
Consecration23 May 1992
by James Chiona
Personal details
Born(1949-05-19)19 May 1949
Khombe (south of Lilongwe), Nyasaland, British Empire
Died14 December 2020(2020-12-14) (aged 71)
Windhoek, Namibia

Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (19 May 1949 – 14 December 2020) was a Malawian Roman Catholic archbishop.

Ziyaye was born in Malawi and was ordained to the priesthood in 1977. He served as titular bishop of Macon and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza, Malawi, from 1991 to 1993.

He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lilongwe in 1993 and became Bishop of Lilongwe in 1994. In 2001 Ziyaye was appointed Archbishop of Blantyre.[1]

He was Archbishop of Lilongwe from 2013 until his death in 2020.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  2. ↑ Archdiocese of Lilongwe
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