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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa

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Metropolitan
  
Blantyre

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
7,676 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Peter Martin Musikuwa

Country
  
Malawi

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 1,225,000 179,886 (14.7%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre

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.

Contents

History

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

    • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa Wikipedia
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