Likoma is the main town on
Likoma Island in
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 ...
. It is the administrative capital of
Likoma District.
Perhaps the most famous attraction of Likoma is the
Anglican cathedral of Likoma. The cathedral is dedicated to
Saint Peter
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, whose statue faces
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 ...
. The cathedral was built mostly with stones. The foundation stone of the Cathedral was laid by Bishop
Gerard Trower on 27 January 1903 and was consecrated by Bishop
Thomas Cathrew Fisher on 14 November 1911.
Considered a feat of engineering, materials for its construction were imported from many countries. It is the seat of the bishop of the
Diocese of Northern Malawi in the
Church of the Province of Central Africa
The Church of the Province of Central Africa is part of the Anglican Communion, and includes 15 dioceses in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Primate of the Church is the Archbishop of Central Africa. Albert Chama is the current archbi ...
.
References
Populated places in Northern Region, Malawi
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