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Vincent Mduduzi Zungu

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Vincent Mduduzi Zungu
Bishop of Port Elizabeth
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Port Elizabeth
In office2014—present
PredecessorMichael Gower Coleman
Successorvacant
Previous post(s) Definitor General for Africa and the Middle East, Rome
Orders
OrdinationJuly 8, 1995
ConsecrationJune 28, 2014
by Archbishop Stephen Brislin
Personal details
Born(1966-04-28)April 28, 1966

Vincent Mduduzi Zungu (born April 28, 1966) is a South African Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Zungu was born in Mbongolwane, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on April 28, 1966. He studied philosophy and theology at the Major Seminary of St. John Vianney in Pretoria and entered the Franciscan Order on January 18, 1988. He later made his simple profession on January 19, 1989, and his solemn vows on July 2, 1994. He obtained a Licentiate in Moral Theology at the University of Strasbourg.

He was ordained a priest on July 8, 1995. On February 2, 2014, he was named Bishop of Port Elizabeth by Pope Francis.[1]

He was ordained a bishop by Archbishop Stephen Brislin on 28 June 2014 at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Missionvale Campus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Br. Vincent Mduduzi Zungu, New Bishop". Order of Friars Minor. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Catholic bishop ordained for diocese of PE". Archived from the original on 9 July 2014.