Ignatius Chama (born 12 August 1957) is a Zambian Catholic prelate who is the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kasama.
He then transferred to St. Dominic National Major Seminary in Lusaka, where he studied theology.
[1][2] While priest of Mansa, he served in various roles, including as:[2] Father Ignatius Chama was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Mpika on 17 July 2008 and received episcopal consecration on 28 September 2008 at the hands of Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, Titular Archbishop of Egnazia Appula and Papal Nucio, assisted by Bishop George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, Bishop of Chipata and Archbishop James Mwewa Spaita, Archbishop of Kasama.
[1][3] On 12 January 2012 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Ignatius Chama as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama, in Zambia.
[1] Archbishop Ignatius Chama has served as the president of the Zambian Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), for more than one three-year terms.