It is the administrative capital of Likoma District.

The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter, whose statue faces Lake Malawi.

[1] The foundation stone of the Cathedral was laid by Bishop Gerard Trower on 27 January 1903[2] and was consecrated by Bishop Thomas Cathrew Fisher on 14 November 1911.

[3] 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.