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James Mwewa Spaita

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James Mwewa Spaita
Archbishop of Kasama
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Kasama
In office 3 December 1990 – 30 April 2009
Predecessor Elias White Mutale
Successor Ignatius Chama
Previous post Bishop of Mansa (1974-1990)
Orders
Ordination 9 September 1962
Consecration 28 April 1974
by Elias White Mutale
Personal details
Born 8 April 1934
Died 4 November 2014 (aged 80)

James Mwewa Spaita (April 8, 1934 – November 4, 2014) was a Roman Catholic archbishop, born in Bombwe.

Ordained to the priesthood on September 9, 1962, Spaita was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mansa. Zambia on February 28, 1974 and was ordained bishop on April 28, 1974. On December 3, 1990, Spaita was appointed archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama, Zambia and retired on April 30, 2009.[1]

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