Vatican City, 18 June 2016 – The Holy Father appointed Fr. Valentine Kalumba, O.M.I., as bishop of Livingstone (area 58,200, population 428,890, Catholics 91,711, priests 32, religious 92), Zambia. The bishop-elect was born in Mufulira, Zambia in 1967, gave his religious vows in 2002 and was ordained a priest in 2005. He has served in a number of pastoral roles, including deputy bursar and parish vicar, parish priest, director of the Oblate Radio Liseli in Mongu, and bursar of the Centre of Philosophical Formation in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. He is currently deputy delegate of the Delegation of Oblates in Zambia and pèastor of St. Theresa's parish, Kabwe, Zambia. He succeeds Bishop Raymond Mpezele, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.