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 shareof the people living within its bounds
- 18.0%
- Priests
- 88
- Catholics per priest
- 2,474
- Extent
- 11,385 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 19
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.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.