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| Rev. Dr. Henry Saindi |
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has appointed Very Rev. Dr. Henry Saindi as the new Secretary General and the appointment is with effect from 17thJune, 2015.
The 42 year old Mangochi Diocese Priest replaces Fr. George Buleya, who is now the Vice Chancellor of the Catholic University of Malawi (CUNIMA). For the past seven months, Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo has been Acting as the Secretary General for the ECM.
In a statement signed by Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo stated, “We have every reason to rejoice and congratulate the new Secretary General as he assumes this demanding but noble ministry in the Catholic Church here in Malawi. We wish him abundant God’s blessings.”
Fr. Saindi, who was ordained Priest in 2000, was Director of Radio Maria Malawi between 2001 and 2009. He then went to study a Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy from 2009 to 2011.
He further pursued a Masters Degree in Social Sciences with specialization in Social Communications. He has just completed his Doctorate in Social Communications.
Fr. Saindi, born on May 4, 1973, hails from Chabwera Village in the area of Traditional Authority Liwonde in Namandanje Parish, Machinga District.
By Prince Henderson, ECM Communications Officer
