The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) has elected Catholic Archbishop of Lusaka Telesphore Mpundu as its new President for a third time running.
Archbishop Mpundu was elected during a ZEC plenary meeting held at Kapingila House in Lusaka from Monday ,July 7 to yesterday, Friday, July 11, 2014.
Archbishop Mpundu will de deputized by the Right Reverend Alick Banda, the Bishop of Ndola.
ZEC Secretary General Cleophas Lungu announced the election of Archbishop Mpundu in a media statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today.
Fr. Lungu said Archbishop Mpundu takes over from Archbishop Ignatius Chama of Kasama Diocese who is also the Apostolic Administrator of Mpika.
He explained that Archbishop Mpundu comes to the helm of the ZEC Board as President for the third time.
Archbishop Mpundu was first elected ZEC President in 1993 and served for two terms before leaving office in 1999 and was later elected in 2002 serving until 2008.
Other members of the ZEC Board are Reverends Raymond Mpezele, Bishop of Livingstone, George Lungu, Bishop of Chipata and Charles Kasonde the Bishop of Solwezi.
Fr. Lungu said the ZEC immediate past President Archbishop Chama of Kasama is the designated alternate member.
Aba kali ba kali
you mean Arcbishop Telesphore Mpundu mulamu to your Sata is back as president for ZEC,,,, then your Sata must resurrect from his death bed,,, am waiting for a miracle from arcbishop Mpundu,,,,
and where is milingo when he is needed most???
A Catholic manic on the scene Zambians should be braced for anti-opposition prouncements from this man of the collar.Sometimes i tend to wonder why Zambia would bring recycled leaders in all spheres of social,culture,sports.political and now religion.Welcome back Archbishop Mpundu!
Isn’t this the fellow who has been fighting the Christian clause in the Zambian constitution? Isn’t this the same fellow who propped up Sata and Bemba tribalism in the Catholic Church? I hope this time around he will be more of leader than a tribalist and see Zambia beyond Bembazim. A church leader should be beyond tribalism. People who practice tribalism have an inferiority complex. And let him also stop propping up ABZ and Frank Bwalya.
Isn’t this the fellow who has been fighting the Christian clause in the Zambian constitution? Isn’t this the same fellow who propped up Sata and Bemba tribalism in the Catholic Church? I hope this time around he will be more of a leader than a tribalist and see Zambia beyond Bembazim. A church leader should be beyond tribalism. People who practice tribalism have an inferiority complex. And let him also stop propping up ABZ and Frank Bwalya.
Us CHURCH we VOTE 4 PRESIDENT, As NATION why can’t we VOTE 4 HEATHLY Republican President? 4 making our greaty mother country be kown as NATION of every INVESTOR.
Who cares? What is that bunkum?
Leave him alone. Those who voted for him meant what they have shown since there was or is no credible leaders apart from him. Where you say its bad or wrong to bring back Achbshp Telescope Mbundu it is fine to all who voted. Kanshi ninshi bane?
Well meaning Zambians should leave this corruption and sex scandal ridden Catholic church. Tresphor Mpundu …my foot!
Congratulations Archbishop Mpundu. I believe in your leadership. Next will be Cardinal Mpundu
You zambian media you are the last to up date your news , canot compare yourselves with ,malawi , zimbabwe , tanzania , and the rest in the region why do you come so late we would like to read our news rather than , start with reading nyasa times or ugandan news or kenyan news zambians you should wake up ,don’t be last
In the eyes of God, nothing is hidden…
“…for me and the Catholic Church, the proclamation of Zambia as a Christian nation is a non-event. It is a useless proclamation because not everyone who says ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of God. How Christian are we? Just take a look at what happens when we have a simple by-election. Corruption, intimidation, fighting, thieving…is that Christianity?” asks Lusaka Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu.
By The Post
Mon 02 Apr. 2012, 13:00 CAT