This website is published by the Catholic Diocese of Chipata, Eastern Province, Zambia, and represented by its Bishop, Most Rev. George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu. Enquiries about this website or concerns about its content may be directed to the Diocesan Offices. The current webmaster (Fr Bernhard Udelhoven) can be reached here: bernhard@fenza.org.

This site provides general information about the Diocese, its parishes, clergy, institutions and activities. It is currently under construction and its content is added and revised on an ongoing basis. While every reasonable effort is made to keep information accurate and up to date, the Diocese gives no warranty as to its completeness or accuracy and accepts no liability for any loss arising from reliance on it. For matters requiring certainty (e.g. sacramental records, safeguarding concerns, or official correspondence), please contact the Diocesan Office directly rather than relying solely on this website.

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The daily Mass readings shown under Worship > Readings of Today and the Liturgical Calendar are drawn from three Bible translations, offered in the toggled views:

English — text is taken from the World English Bible (WEB), a modern-English translation placed in the public domain by its publisher, Rainbow Missions, Inc. No copyright is claimed over it and it may be freely copied.

ChiChewa — text is adapted from Chichewa Chalero, © 2016 Biblica, Inc., used and reproduced here under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY–SA 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. "Biblica®" is a trademark registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc., and use of this trademark requires the written permission of Biblica, Inc. This translation does not include the deuterocanonical books, so a small number of readings are not yet available in ChiChewa.

Traditional English — text is taken from the Douay–Rheims Bible (1899 American Edition, incorporating Bishop Challoner's revisions), which is in the public domain.

These texts are reproduced for private study and devotional reference only. They are not the Church's approved liturgical translation and must not be used in place of the official Lectionary at Mass or other liturgical celebrations.

The Diocese of Chipata crest and name identify the Diocese and may not be used to imply endorsement or affiliation without permission.

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