Diocese of Chikwawa

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	Leo XIV
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.

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

• 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)

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

• Roman Catholicism in Malawi

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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