Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa

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Diocese of Chikwawa
Dioecesis Chiquavanus
Statistics
Country: Malawi
Metropolitan: Blantyre
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 7,676 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:

1,225,000 (2004)
179,886 (14.7%)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Peter Martin Musikuwa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa {Latin: Chiquavan(us)} is a diocese located in the city of Chikwawa in the Ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi.

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[edit] History

  • March 22, 1965: Established as Diocese of Chikwawa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Blantyre

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Chikwawa (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Peter Martin Musikuwa (since 2003.04.16)
    • Bishop Felix Eugenio Mkhori (1979.02.12 – 2001.01.23)
    • Bishop Eugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. (1965.03.22 – 1979.02.12)

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