Joseph-Albert Malula was a Congolese Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Kinshasa from 1964 until his death.
12 Facts About Joseph Malula
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Joseph-Albert Malula was born on 12 December 1917 in Leopoldville, Belgian Congo to Remacle Ngalula and Jeanne Bolumbu.
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Joseph Malula attended primary school in Leopoldville, under the direction of Fr.
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Joseph Malula studied philosophy and theology at the Major Seminary of Christ-Roi in Kabwe.
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Joseph Malula served as a professor at the Minor Seminary of Bokoro from 1944 to 1946 as well.
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Joseph Malula was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Georges Six, CICM, on 9 June 1946, in the Stade Reine Astrid.
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Joseph Malula then resumed teaching at the minor seminary, and served as vicar and pastor at several parishes in Leopoldville.
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On 18 July 1959, Joseph Malula was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Leopoldville and Titular Bishop of Attanasus by Pope John XXIII.
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Joseph Malula attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, during which he was advanced to the Archbishop of Leopoldville on 7 July 1964.
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Joseph Malula was installed as Archbishop on 27 August of that same year, and the name of the archdiocese was later changed to Kinshasa on 30 May 1966.
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Joseph Malula was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the conclaves of August and October 1978, which selected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II, respectively.
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Cardinal Joseph Malula died on 14 June 1989 at a hospital in Leuven, Belgium, aged 71, and is interred at the Cathedrale Notre Dame du Congo, Kinshasa.