Aloysius Isaac Mandlenkhozi Zvane ( Swati Aloysius Isaac Mandlenkhosi Zwane , May 6, 1932, British crown colony, Swaziland - August 10, 1980 , Manzini , Swaziland ) - Catholic prelate , third bishop of Manzini from January 24, 1976 to August 10, 1980.
| Aloysius Isaac Mandlenhosi Zvane | ||
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| Aloysius Isaac Mandlenkhosi Zwane | ||
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| January 24, 1976 - August 10, 1980 | ||
| Church | Roman catholic church | |
| Predecessor | Bishop Girolamo Maria Casalini | |
| Successor | Bishop Louis Nkamiso Ndlovu | |
| Birth | May 6, 1932 | |
| Death | August 10, 1980 (48 years old) | |
| Holy Order | May 4, 1978 | |
| Episcopal consecration | October 12, 1985 | |
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Biography
Born in 1932 in Swaziland, which at that time was a colony of Great Britain. He received his primary education in the Church of England and secondary education at the Salesian school in Manzini. Then he worked in Johannesburg . After being baptized in the Catholic Church, he entered the Salesian Elementary Seminary, which was located in Pevensy, Natal Province . He later studied theology and philosophy at St. Peter's seminary. On July 12, 1964, he was ordained a priest to serve in the diocese of Manzini.
On January 24, 1976, Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Manzini. On May 16, 1976, he was ordained a bishop, performed by Bishop Eshove Mansuet Dela Biaze, accompanied by Bishop Umtata Peter Fanana John Butulesi and Bishop Kimberly Erwin Eht.
He died in a car accident on August 10, 1980.
In 2007, the South African government awarded him posthumously the Order of the Oliver Tambo Companions III Degree for “his caring service to refugees from South Africa and Mozambique; its development strategy for poverty eradication; supporting fighters against apartheid; the struggle for the liberation of church communities from colonial tendencies and imperial attributes ” [1] .
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Literature
- Clement Johane Langa, MANDLENKHOSI ZWANE (1932-1980): FIRST AFRICAN BISHOP IN SWAZILAND