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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Malawi |
| Territory | Chitipa District Karonga District |
| Ecclesiastical province | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 400,000 61,000 (15.3%) |
| Parishes | 5 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 21, 2010 |
| Cathedral | Saint Mary's cathedral |
| Secular priests | 9 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Martin Anwel Mtumbuka |
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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 | |||
| 2010 | 61.000 | 400.000 | 15,3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4.067 | 5 | 40 | 5 | |