The Vicariate of Nyasa was erected on 12th February, 1897, including the whole of Malawi. The name Nyasa Vicariate was changed to Likuni on 12th July 1951 and finally, it became Lilongwe on 20th June, 1957. It was raised to a status of a Diocese on 25th April, 1959. Lilongwe was created a Metropolitan Circumscription on 9th February 2011.
