Suffragan diocese Chikwawa, Malawi
Diocese of Chikwawa
Chiquavan(us)
Latin Church
Latin Catholic diocese in southern Malawi covering Nsanje, Chikwawa and parts of Thyolo and Blantyre, erected in 1965 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Blantyre. Bishop Peter Martin Musikuwa has led the see since 2003.
On the map
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- Established
- 1965
- Catholics
- 179,886
- Priests
- 33
- Territory
- 7,676 km²
Parishes and churches
14 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Bangula ParishBangulaView parish
- Changoima ParishChangoimaView parish
- Chikwawa Cathedral ParishChikwawaView parish
- Fatima ParishFatimaView parish
- Konzalendo ParishKonzalendoView parish
- Misomali ParishMisomaliView parish
- Mitondo ParishMitondoView parish
- Molere ParishMolereView parish
- Nchalo Parish (St Matthews)NchaloView parish
- Ngabu ParishNgabuView parish
- Njale ParishNjaleView parish
- Nkhate ParishNkhateView parish
- Nsanje ParishNsanjeView parish
- Tengani Parish (Holy Family)TenganiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Peter Martin Musikuwa
- Born
- 3 April 1952
- Birthplace
- Kalimtulo
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Michael stands in Chikwawa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
In Malawi, within the ecclesiastical province of Blantyre, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa (Latin: Chiquavan(us)) has its seat in the city of Chikwawa.