The Diocese of Nyasaland (known as the Diocese of Malawi from 1964 to 1971) was an

Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...

diocese in

Central Africa Central Africa (French language, French: ''Afrique centrale''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''África central''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''África Central'') is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries accordin ...

centered on

Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, () is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is ...

. Growing out of the missionary activity of

David Livingstone David Livingstone (; 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, and an explorer in Africa. Livingstone was married to Mary Moffat Livings ...

and the

Universities' Mission to Central Africa The Universities' Mission to Central Africa (c.1857 - 1965) was a missionary society established by members of the Anglican Church within the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, and Dublin. It was firmly in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of ...

, it officially became a diocese with the appointment of a bishop of

Nyasaland Nyasaland () was a British protectorate in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Between 1953 and 1963, Nyasaland was part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. After ...

in 1892. Its territory narrowed to the boundaries of present-day

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

over time with the development of Anglicanism in Africa, and it remained a diocese until being divided between the Diocese of Lake Malawi and the Diocese of Southern Malawi in 1971. Headquartered at St Peter's Cathedral on

Likoma Island Likoma Island is the larger of two islands in Lake Malawi, in East Africa, the smaller being the nearby Chizumulu. Likoma and Chizumulu both belong to Malawi, and together they make up the Likoma District. Although both islands lie just a few kil ...

, the bishop of Nyasaland was at times known as the Bishop of Likoma.

Bishops

# Wilfrid Hornby (1892–1894) # Chauncy Maples (1895) (as bishop of Likoma) # John Hine (1896–1901) (as bishop of Likoma) # Gerard Trower (1901–1910) (as bishop of Likoma to 1908) # Cathrew Fisher (1910–1929) #

Gerald Douglas Gerald Wybergh Douglas (17 June 1875 – 20 December 1934) was an Anglican bishop. Douglas was born into a clerical family. His father was the Reverend W. W. Douglas, a canon of Worcester Cathedral and Rector of Salwarpe, Worcestershire. He was ...

(1930–1934) # Frank Thorne (1936–1961) #

Donald Arden Donald Seymour Arden (12 April 1916 – 18 July 2014) was a British-Australian Anglican archbishop, and campaigner for issues of justice and equality. Ministry Arden was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide and the University of Leeds. He ...

(1961–1971) (as bishop of Malawi from 1964)

References

Former Anglican dioceses Anglicanism in Malawi Anglican dioceses in Africa {{Malawi-stub

Bishops

See also

References