Zambia’s Catholic Church Cardinal Medardo Joseph Mazombwe has died. Mazombwe died on Thursday afternoon August 29,2013 at the University Teaching Hosipital (UTH) in Lusaka.
Cardinal Mazombwe was initially admitted at the Italian Hospital in Lusaka before he was moved to UTH. Mazombwe 81 was earlier reported to be suffering from spinal pain and was in August 2012 evacuated to Morningside clinic in South Africa where he had gone to receive special treatment.
He was appointed Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in November 2010 and has previously served as Bishop for Chipata and also Archbishop for Lusaka among other positions. Until his death he was Zambia’s only Cardinal for the Roman Catholic Church.
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Sad indeed. Ambuye Mazombwe, may Your Soul Rest in Eternal peace
What a loss to Zambia! May his soul rest in eternal peace.
Rest in peace.