SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE
Headed by the Director of Social Development. Current Rev. Fr. Ted Chigamba heads the social development directorate in the Catholic Diocese of Mangochi.
The board of directors was established to help in the smooth of the entire directorate. Therefore its main task is to provide advice and recommendations to the bishop in matters of social development, policy direction on major issues and support social development management in the running of affairs of the commissions in a most professional manner. The directorate includes the social development departments of the diocese, namely; CADECOM, HEALTH, EDUCATION and CCJP.
The directorate as a whole plans, facilitates and implements all social development activities of the diocese and these include issues of health, education, justice and peace and issues of development.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
| SN. |
NAME |
DESIGNATION | PROFESSION |
CURRENT POSITION/ WORKPLACE |
| 1. | Mr. Jacob Mapemba | Board Chairperson | Management Consultant | Manager, Comfort Lodge, Dedza |
| 2. | Mr. George Chimphonda | Vice Chairperson | Procurement Officer | Office of Director of Public Procurement, Lilongwe |
| 3. | Fr. Ted. Chigamba |
Secretary | Priest | Director of Social Development, Mangochi Diocese |
| 4. | Mrs. Lilian Patel | Member | Politician | Member of Parliament, Mangochi |
| 5. | Fr. Medric Chimbwanya | Member | Priest | Parish Priest (Dean – Ulongwe) |
| 6. | Mr. Christopher Dias | Member | Banker | Standard Bank, Blantyre |
| 7. | Mr. Noel Supedi | Legal Advisor | Lawyer | Supedi & Company, Limbe |
| 8. | Mr. Andrew Kavala | Member | Social Activist | Executive Director, MANEPO |
| 9. | Mrs. Isabel Nakutho | Member | Teacher | Head Teacher, Mangochi |
List of Commissions in the Mangochi Diocese.
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP)
Coordinator: Mr. Bruno Banda
Mangochi Diocese, Box 538, MANGOCHI
Mobile: (+265) 9 99 247 058
E-mail: justicepeacemangochi@gmail.com
Catholic Development Commission (CADECOM)
Coordinator: Mr. Peter Andrew Nthenda
Mangochi Diocese, Box 277, MANGOCHI
Tel: (+265) 01 594 82
Mobile: (+265) 9 97588396
E -mail: mhcadecom@gmail.com/ panthenda@gmail.com
Catholic Education Commission (CEC)
Coordinator: Mr. Felix Masamba
P.O. Box 377, Mangochi
Tel:(+265) 1 593 802
Mobile: (+265) 999-556-611/888 353 581
E-mail: decmangochi@gmail.com/chingalefrank@hotmail.com
Catholic Health Commission (CHC)
Coordinator: Mr. Elias Kumwenda
Mangochi Diocese P.O. Box 266, MANGOCHI
Tel: (+265) 01 594 288
Fax: (+265) 01 594 288
Mobile:
E-mail: mahecoecm@yahoo.com