Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangochi

Diocese of Mangochi Dioecesis Mangociensis
Location
Country	Malawi
Metropolitan	Blantyre
Statistics
Area	11,385 km^2 (4,396 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,210,000 217,715 (18.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Monfort Stima (since Friday, 2013.12.06)[1]
Bishops emeritus	Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangochi (Latin: Mangocien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Mangochi in the ecclesiastical province of Blantyre in Malawi.

History

• May 29, 1969: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Johnston from the Diocese of Zomba
• September 17, 1973: Promoted as Diocese of Mangochi

Leadership

• Prefect Apostolic of Fort Johnston (Roman rite)
  • Father Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. (1969.10.03 – 1973.09.17 see below)
• Bishops of Mangochi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. (see above 1973.09.17 – 2004.11.20)
  • Bishop Luciano Nervi, S.M.M. (2004.11.20 – 2005.03.08)
  • Bishop Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M. (2007.04.03 - 2013.12.06); resigned (under Canon 401.1 of the Latin Rite 1983 Code of Canon Law)
  • Bishop Monfort Stima (2013.12.06 - present); appointed by Pope Francis; formerly, Titular Bishop of Puppi and Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Malawi

References

1. [1]^[dead link‍]

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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