Roman Catholic Diocese of Karonga

The diocese of Karonga (in Latin: Dioecesis Karongana) is a see of the Roman Catholic Church suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe. In 2010, it counted 61,000 baptized people among a population of 400,000 inhabitants. Its current bishop is Martin Anwel Mtumbuka.

Diocese of Karonga

Dioecesis Karongana
Location
Country Malawi
TerritoryChitipa District
Karonga District
Ecclesiastical provinceRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe
Statistics
Area14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
400,000
61,000 (15.3%)
Parishes5
Information
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 21, 2010
CathedralSaint Mary's cathedral
Secular priests9
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMartin Anwel Mtumbuka

Website

Territory

The diocese corresponds to the Chitipa District and the Karonga District of the Northern Region of Malawi.

The see is located in the city of Karonga, where the cathedral of Saint Mary stands.

The territory is divided into 5 parishes.

History

The diocese was created on July 21, 2010, with the Papal bull Quo in Malavio of Pope Benedict XVI, taking territories from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu. It was originally suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre.

On February 9, 2011, it entered the Ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe.

Chronology of the bishops

  • Martin Anwel Mtumbuka since July 21, 2010

Statistics

When it was created, the diocese counted 400,000 inhabitants among whom 61,000 were baptized, which is 15.3%.

Year Population Priests Deacons Religious Parishes
  baptised total % number secular regular baptised
per priest
  men women  
201061.000400.00015,315964.0675405

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