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George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu
George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu (born 4 February 1960) is a Zambian Catholic prelate who serves as Bishop of Chipata. He was appointed by John Paul II on 23 December 2002.[1] Early life and educationLungu was born on 4 February 1960 at Zumaire, in the Diocese of Chipata in the Eastern Province of Zambia.[1] PriesthoodHe was ordained a priest on 29 August 1985 at Chipata. He served as a priest in the Diocese of Chipata, until 23 December 2002.[1] Episcopal careerHe was appointed as the Bishop of Chipata by Pope John Paul II, on 23 December 2002 and was installed there on 23 February 2003. He was consecrated as bishop by Archbishop Orlando Antonini, Titular Archbishop of Formiae and Papal Nuncio to Zambia, assisted by Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Archbishop of Lusaka, and Bishop Telesphore George Mpundu, Bishop of Mpika.[1][2] On 12 April 2018, the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), elected him as president of their conference. He succeeded Telesphore Mpundu, the Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka Archdiocese.[3] As president of the ZCCB, he was part of the organizers of a Peacebuilding Workshop in the capital city of Lusaka, to discuss and propose solutions to the then deteriorating national economic, social and security environment in the country in November 2020.[4] See alsoSuccession tableReferences
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