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Diocese of Chikwawa

Dioecesis Chiquavana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 March 1965
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Blantyre
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Malawi
  • Square Kilometers: 7,676 (2,964 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 135, Chikwawa, Malawi
  • Telephone: 888.202.931

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 March 1965ErectedArchdiocese of Blantyre (Chikwawa and Port Herald) Diocese of Chikwawa (erected)
20 June 1966Territory AddedArchdiocese of Blantyre (Southern part of Cholo) Diocese of Chikwawa

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197061,679363,50017.0%25252,4672536ap1971
198075,431464,00016.3%318213,591213512ap1981
1990105,282541,00019.5%1110215,013113712ap1991
1999137,944722,00019.1%164206,89743210ap2000
2000141,204998,50014.1%194236,13973112ap2001
2001153,2921,051,92814.6%202226,96753112ap2002
2002156,7991,105,35614.2%192217,46643112ap2003
2003168,0251,158,78414.5%172198,84343212ap2004
2004171,2061,161,70414.7%172199,01022512ap2005
2006179,8861,225,00014.7%192218,56622712ap2007
2013211,9941,792,01711.8%1511613,24913212ap2014
2016222,3921,852,91712.0%231249,26613212ap2017
2019236,6501,997,00011.9%27278,7643814ap2020
2021251,2902,120,79011.8%32327,8524514ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 257, and Page 258
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 599

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