Peter Martin Musikuwa


Peter Martin Musikuwa is a Malawian prelate of the Catholic Church who was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa on 16 April 2003 by Pope John Paul II.

Early life and education

He was born on 3 April 1952 in Kalimtulo, Chikwawa District, Diocese of Chikwawa, Malawi.

Priest

He was ordained priest of Chikwawa Diocese on 12 July 1982. While a priest, he served as the Spiritual Director at St Peter's Major Seminary in Zomba, Malawi.

Bishop

On 16 April 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed Peter Martin Musikuwa, until then priest of the diocese of Chikwawa, as bishop of Chikwawa Diocese, Malawi.
He was consecrated and installed on 28 June 2003, at the hands of Archbishop Orlando Antonini, Titular Archbishop of Formiae and Papal Nuncio assisted by Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye, Archbishop of Blantyre and Bishop Felix Eugenio Mkhori, Bishop of Lilongwe.
In February 2018 the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, elected him chairman of the "Liturgical Commission, Pastoral Commission, and Pontifical Mission Societies ".