Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa

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.

Diocese of Chikwawa Dioecesis Chiquavanus
Location
Country	Malawi
Metropolitan	Blantyre
Statistics
Area	7,676 km2 (2,964 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,225,000 179,886 (14.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Peter Martin Musikuwa

History

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

Bishops

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

Auxiliary Bishop

• Felix Eugenio Mkhori (1977-1979), appointed Bishop here

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Malawi

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy