Ignatius Chama

Ignatius Chama (born 12 August 1957) is a Zambian Catholic prelate who is the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kasama. He was appointed Archbishop of Kasama on 12 January 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.

Background and education Chama was born on 12 August 1957, in the village of Mutomo-Kawambwa, Mansa District, in the Diocese of Mansa, Zambia. He attended primary school and middle school in his home area. He completed high school at the Minor Seminary in Mansa, Zambia.

He continued with his priestly studies at Saint Augustine's Major Seminary in Mpika, Zambia, where he studied philosophy. He then transferred to Saint Dominic National Major Seminary in Lusaka, where he studied theology. He completed studies in business administration at the Nyengezi Social Training Institute (today St. Augustine University of Tanzania), in Mwanza Tanzania.

On 12 January 2012 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Ignatius Chama as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama, in Zambia. On the same day, he was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mpika. His apostolic administration over the Diocese of Mpika ceased on 12 March 2016.