Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Chikwawa
latin=Dioecesis Chiquavanus
country=Malawi
metropolitan=Blantyre
rite=Latin Rite
area= 7,676
population=1,225,000
population_as_of=2004
catholics=179,886
catholics_percent=14.7
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.
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)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Malawi
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/chik1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchkw.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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