Bishop Kalumba was born in Mufulira in 1967. He joined the Zambian Air Force after high school and later was a cashier at Standard Chartered Bank. In 1993 he spent a year at Emmaus Spirituality Centre in Lusaka discerning a calling to religious life. He then studied philosophy at seminaries in Zambia and in 2000 joined the Missionary Oblates. He was ordained a priest on October 22, 2005.
Bishop Kalumba is the third Oblate to be named a bishop in Zambia. The first was Bp. Paul Duffy of Mongu, who presided at Bp. Kalumba’s ordination in 2005. Bishop Duffy was an iconic voice in Zambia on behalf of the poor. Today, Bp. Kalumba is carrying the torch of justice in Zambia passed to him by people like Bp. Duffy. He is committed to being a voice for the voiceless, while always remaining a humble “human resource manager” for God.
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| Oblates from around the world gathered for the ordination of the new Bishop |
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