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| Fr. Paul Samasumo |
The Director of the Vatican Radio, Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ,has appointed the Zambia Episcopal Conference’s (ZEC) Communication Secretary and Spoke person, Fr. Paul Samasumo as the new head of the English and Swahili Service of English Africa at Vatican Radio in the Vatican, Italy.
Announcing the appointment of Fr. Samasumo, ZEC Secretary General Fr. Cleophas Lungu said that the appointment was arrived at in consultation with the local bishops.
On behalf of ZEC, Fr. Lungu wished Fr. Samasumoabundance of God’s blessings as he takes up his new and noble appointment at the Vatican Radio in Rome.
Fr. Samasumo is replacing Bishop Moses Hamungole who headed the department before being appointed Bishop of Monze Diocese, in Zambia. Fr. Samasumo’s appointment takes effect from June.
Before the appointment Fr. Samasumo was working as Executive Director of the Catholic Media Services (CMS) and also the Catholic Media Services Television (CMSTV) Production Studios as well as the National Secretary for Communications and ZEC Spokesperson.
Apart from his responsibilities at ZEC, he has been a board member of the SIGNIS Africa Board; an AMECEA SIGNIS representative.
Fr. Samasumo has expressed gratitude through the ZEC Secretary General’s office to the Catholic Bishops of Zambia for granting him the opportunity to serve the Zambian Church at the national level and for agreeing that he takes up this appointment at the service of the universal Church.
Meanwhile: the Catholic Bishops in Zambia have appointed Fr. Winfield Kunda to take over as Catholic Media Services Executive Director and Director of Catholic Media Television Production Services.
Fr. Kunda is a priest of Ndola Diocese and is currently a lecturer in Media and Pastoral Communication at St. Dominic’s Major Seminary, Lusaka.
Source: ZEC
