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Malawi – Upper Shire Diocese – Court of Confirmation for Bishops’ Bishop.

ANGLICAN-INFORMATION has reported in previous editions the impasse in Upper Shire Diocese over the election of a new bishop. Unable to secure a majority at the original elections and against the wishes of the diocese, the Provincial Bishops have sought to appoint their own candidate, the Rev’d Brighton Malasa. Malasa was originally scheduled to be approved at a Court of Confirmation to be held in Zimbabwe but this was cancelled after strong objections to the candidate and the holding of a Court outside Malawi. Now Malasa, is to be considered at a new Court of Confirmation to be held held at the Diocesan headquarters in Malosa, Zomba on Thursday 16th April.

This second attempt represents an improvement in that priests and parishioners will be able to attend. Nevertheless, it also represents a serious conflict of interests for the Provincial Bishops in that they will be judging their own preferred candidate.

Serious objections continue regarding the extreme youth and inexperience of Malasa who at 30 years of age will become the youngest bishop in the entire Anglican Communion and possibly, we believe, in the world. Further, complaints about his financial dealings and personal life have been lodged with the Diocesan Registrar Justice James Kalaile who has significantly also been newly appointed to the Court of Appeal in Gambia.

ANGLICAN-INFORMATION has been asked to publish the following objections from members of Brighton Malasa’s own parish – originally in the the national language of Chichewa they translate into English as follows:

From: Members of SS Peter and Paul Cathedral
Mponda Parish
P.O. Box 54
Mangochi

To: The Returning Officer
P/Bag 1
Chilima
Cc Diocesan Secretary and Archdeacon of Mangochi West

REJECTION OF REV B. MALASA TO BE BISHOP OF UPPER-SHIRE DIOCESE BY SS PETER AND PAUL CATHDRAL – MPONDASI – MANGOCHI

The Christians of the above named Church regarding the appointment of Rev. B. Malasa as Bishop of Upper – Shire by Provincial Bishops in Zambia on 17th December, 2008.

1. Rev. B. Malasa has not reached age to become bishop and doing so is making this diocese a playground and laughing stock.
2. He has no spirit of calling that is why he was not nominated (by the diocese of Upper Shire) when the nomination period came. He made a grave mistake by erasing the chosen names and writing in his own instead but still he did not survive the short listing.
3. He has no experience because he has served very few years, and that is why
Anglican rites/traditions at the Cathedral have died completely since he was posted here.
4. He does not like to pray and no wonder on 24th December, 2008 at Midnight Mass he chased away Christians and there was no Mass.
5. Mattins and Evensong ended since he came, infact the cathedral is not any
longer a living church.
6. There is no cooperation between him and Executive and Church elders which
is why the entire Executive resigned.
7. He does not account church property and finances. Many things at the
Cathedral have disappeared since his coming here. He has wasted church
funds.
8. Rev. B. Malasa drinks, without respecting himself, carelessly and shamefully
and is an adulterer.
9. Previously, he announced here at Mpondasi Cathedral Church that he did not
aspire for the bishopric because he is was young. Today we are surprised that
is he has suddenly grown-up or become an adult now?
10.He will not co-operate with his fellow priests. How is the diocese going to
function when there are divisions caused by him.

Therefore, it has shown already that while he has been Vicar General he has already, completely failed and he cannot manage the diocese because he is spiritually very poor.
With what we have written we at the Cathedral feel Rev. B. Malasa is not fit for this top-sacred position.

Signatories lodged with the Diocesan Registrar.

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