Charles Kasonde
Zambian Roman Catholic prelate
Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde is a Roman Catholic prelate, who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Solwezi, in Zambia. He was appointed to that position on 23 March 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Early life and education
He was born in Kalulushi, Kalulushi District, in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia on 14 December 1968. After primary and secondary school, he studied at the "St. Augustine National Philosophical Seminary" in Mpima, Zambia from 1991 until 1994 and then at the "St. Dominic Major Theological Seminary" in Lusaka from 1994 until 1998. From 2006 until 2008, he studied at a religious institution in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. He graduated from there with a Licentiate (equivalent to a Master's degree) in Dogmatic Theology and Pastoral Theology.
Priesthood
He was ordained a deacon in 1998. On 4 August 2001 he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Ndola. He worked in various roles while a priest of Ndola including:
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