Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa
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Diocese of Chikwawa
Dioecesis Chiquavanus
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Location | |
Country | Malawi |
Metropolitan | Blantyre |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,225,000 179,886 (14.7%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
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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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)
See also
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