Introduction
The Diocese of Chikwawa is an arm of the holy Catholic Church, operating in the southern part of Malawi under the The Malawi Conference of Catholic Bishops (MCCB). The Diocese has a coverage of Nsanje, Chikwawa and parts of Thyolo and Blantyre. It covers an area of 7,676 square kilometers. The Diocese has 14 parishes which form 4 deaneries, namely; Chikwawa, Nsanje, Molere and Fatima. It was raised as suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Blantyre by Pope Paul VI on 22nd March 1965. The Diocese’s patron saint is ‘Our Lady the cause for our Joy’ (Causa Nostrae Letitiae).