Suffragan diocese Mzuzu, Malawi
Diocese of Mzuzu
Mzuzuen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Mzuzu is a Latin Catholic suffragan see of Lilongwe covering the northern region of Malawi. Established as an apostolic prefecture in 1947 and erected as a diocese in 1961, it has been led by Bishop Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda since 2025.
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- Established
- 1961
- Catholics
- 730,500
- Priests
- 37
- Territory
- 21,500 km²
Parishes and churches
10 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St Peter’s CathedralMzuzu · CathedralView parish
- Holy Cross ParishNkhamenyaView parish
- Holy Family ParishBoweView parish
- St Augustine ParishLuwingaView parish
- St John’s ParishMzambaziView parish
- St Joseph ParishNkhata BayView parish
- St Padre Pio Capuchin MissionTown not recordedView parish
- St Paul’s ParishMzimbaView parish
- St Therese ParishKateteView parish
- St Thomas ParishTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda
- Born
- 20 June 1976
- Birthplace
- Wozi
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The cathedral
St. Peter's Cathedral, Mzuzu stands in Mzuzu, 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
At Mzuzu in Malawi sits the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu (Latin: Mzuzuen(sis)), a see belonging to the Ecclesiastical Province of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe.