Roman Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu

Diocese of Mzuzu Dioecesis Mzuzuensis
Location
Country	Malawi
Ecclesiastical province	Lilongwe
Statistics
Area	21,500 km2 (8,300 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2025) 1,858,940 730,500 (39.3%)
Parishes	19
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	January 17, 1961
Cathedral	Saint Peter's Cathedral
Patron saint	Carolus Lwanga
Secular priests	37
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu (Latin : Mzuzuen(sis)) is the Roman Catholic diocese located in Mzuzu in Malawi. It is in the Ecclesiastical Province of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe.

History

• May 8, 1947: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Nyassa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa
• January 17, 1961: Promoted as Diocese of Mzuzu

Bishops

• Prefects Apostolic of Northern Nyassa (Roman rite)
  • Father Marcello Saint-Denis, M. Afr. (1947.06.13 – 1957)
  • Father Jean-Louis Jobidon, M. Afr. (1958.01.03 – 1961.01.17 see below)
• Bishops of Mzuzu (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jean-Louis Jobidon, M. Afr. (see above 1961.01.17 – 1987.10.01)
  • Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza (1995.03.03 - 2015.01.15)
  • Bishop John Alphonsus Ryan S.P.S. (2016.04.26 - )
  • Bishop Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda (Auxiliary Bishop 5 May 2023 - )

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Martin Anwel Mtumbuka, appointed Bishop of Karonga in 2010

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Malawi

External links

• GCatholic.org

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