Stanislaus Tobias Magombo
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Stanislaus Tobias Magombo (24 February 1968 – 6 July 2010) was the Roman Catholic titular bishop
of Caesarea in Mauretania and auxiliary bishop
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lilongwe
, Malawi
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Ordained to the priesthood on 3 August 1996 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza, Malawi, Magombo was named auxiliary bishop of the Lilongwe Diocese on 29 April 2009 and was ordained bishop on 11 July, 2009.
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Caesarea in Mauretania and auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lilongwe
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lilongwe
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe is the Roman Catholic archdiocese located in Lilongwe in Malawi. Before its elevation to an archdiocese in 2011 it belonged to the Ecclesiastical Province of the Archdiocese of Blantyre.-Timeline:...
, Malawi
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
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Ordained to the priesthood on 3 August 1996 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza, Malawi, Magombo was named auxiliary bishop of the Lilongwe Diocese on 29 April 2009 and was ordained bishop on 11 July, 2009.