May 8, 2021 Watipaso Mzungu-Nyasa Times 1 Comment Global Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has appointed Reverend Father Peter Adrian Chifukwa as Bishop of the Diocese of Dedza. The seat has been vacant since 2018 when Bishop Emmanuel Kanyama died on 17 February that year. Bishop-elect Chifukwa–Photo courtesy of ECM Secretary General (SG) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), the Very Reverend Father Dr. Henry Saindi, confirmed the appointment of Chifukwa as the new Head of the Diocese of Dedza. “We have every reason to rejoice and congratulate the Bishop-elect as through his appointment we witness yet another indication of divine providence and the pastoral care of Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd,” said Saindi in a brief interview with Nyasa Times on Saturday afternoon.