Reverend Father Emmanuel Chimombo has been appointed as new Association of Member Episcopal Conference of Eastern Africa (AMECEA) Pastoral Coordinator.

Chimombo replaces Reverend Father Febian Mulenga Pikiti from Zambia at the end of his term.

He will be based at the AMECEA Secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya.

Father Chimombo is at the Catholic Secretariat in Lilongwe and originates from Mayaka Parish in the Diocese of Zomba.

He leaves for Nairobi this mid-June.