Benjamin S. Phiri

Benjamin S. Phiri (born 14 June 1959) is a Zambian Catholic prelate who serves as Archbishop of Ndola.

He was appointed by Pope Francis on 18 June 2024, the same day that the Diocese of Ndola was elevated to an Archdiocese.

[1][2] Phiri was born on 14 June 1959 at Chongololo, in the Diocese of Chipata in the Eastern Province of Zambia.

[1][3] He was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata by Pope Benedict XVI, on 15 January 2011 and was installed there on 9 April 2011 as the titular see of Nachingwea.

Following those changes, there are three Ecclesiastical Provinces in Zambia, each led by an archbishop; one in Lusaka, another in Kasama and the third in Ndola.