Diocese of Mangochi
Mangocien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Mangochi, Malawi
The Diocese of Mangochi is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in Malawi, first established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Johnston in 1969 and raised to a diocese in 1973. It has been led by Bishop Montfort Stima since 2013.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 17 September 1973
- Latin
- Mangocien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Augustine
- Annuario code
- 001002142
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 217,715
- Population
- 1,210,000
- Catholic share
- 18.0%
- Priests
- 88
- Catholics per priest
- 2,474
- Extent
- 11,385 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 19
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
- Montfort Stima
- Born
- 27 December 1957
- Birthplace
- Neno
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. Augustine, Mangochi stands in Mangochi, 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 ChikwawaChikwawa
- Diocese of ZombaZomba
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Malawi, the city of Mangochi gives its name to a Catholic diocese (Latin: Mangocien(sis)) that belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Blantyre.
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].