Diocese of Chikwawa
Chiquavan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Chikwawa, Malawi
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 March 1965
- Latin
- Chiquavan(us)
- Patron
- Nuestra Señora, Causa de Nuestra Alegría
- Annuario code
- 001001131
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 179,886
- Population
- 1,225,000
- Catholic share
- 14.7%
- Priests
- 33
- Catholics per priest
- 5,451
- Extent
- 7,676 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 23
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Peter Martin Musikuwa
- Born
- 3 April 1952
- Birthplace
- Kalimtulo
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
The province of Blantyre
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Blantyre.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BlantyreBlantyre
- Diocese of MangochiMangochi
- Diocese of ZombaZomba
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].