Peter Nyanja
Malawian Anglican bishop
About Peter Nyanja
Lived 1940 – 2005 (aged 64–65).
Peter Nathaniel Nyanja (1940 – 8 March 2005) was a Malawian Anglican bishop. From 1978 until his death in 2005, he was the second bishop of Lake Malawi in the Church of the Province of Central Africa.
Biography Nyanja was born in 1940 in Ntchisi to non-Christian parents. He converted to Christianity in 1962 while studying at a teacher training college and came to the attention of Bishop Donald Arden and trained for ordination in Tanzania and Zambia. but due to objections from Likomans, Nyanja was not enthroned at St Peter's Cathedral until January 1979. According to future bishop Alinafe Kalemba, whom Nyanja confirmed in 1981, Nyanja began his episcopacy with an administrative focus, but after experiencing spiritual renewal in the 1990s, he grew into a role of spiritual fatherhood later in his tenure.
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Who was Peter Nyanja?
Malawian Anglican bishop (1940–2005)
When was Peter Nyanja born?
Peter Nyanja was born in 1940.
When did Peter Nyanja die?
Peter Nyanja died on 8 March 2005.
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