Diocese of Mangochi
| Diocese of Mangochi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Malawi |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Blantyre |
| Diocesan bishop | Montfort Stima |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Alessandro Pagani SMM |
| Vicar General | Andrew Nkhata |
| founding | 1969 |
| surface | 11,385 km² |
| Parishes | 19 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,300,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 247,509 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 19% |
| Diocesan priest | 50 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 23 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,391 |
| Friars | 96 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 69 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
The Bistum Mangochi ( lat. : Dioecesis Mangociensis ) is in Malawi preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Mangochi .
history
The diocese of Mangochi was on May 29, 1969 by Pope Paul VI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Quam studiose from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Zomba as Apostolic Prefecture Fort Johnston . On September 17, 1973, the Apostolic Prefecture Fort Johnston was by Paul VI. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Cum Nostrum and renamed the Diocese of Mangochi . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Blantyre as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Fort Johnston
- Alessandro Assolari SMM , 1969-1973
Bishops of Mangochi
- Alessandro Assolari SMM, 1973-2004
- Luciano Nervi SMM, 2004-2005
- Alessandro Pagani SMM, 2007-2013
- Montfort Stima , since 2013
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Quam studiose , AAS 61 (1969), n.12, pp. 705f.
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Cum Nostrum , AAS 65 (1973), n.11, pp. 582f.