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The Catholic Church in Kenya is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Pope in the Vatican City.
The earliest traces of the Catholic Church in Kenya begin with the missionaries that penetrated the state in 1498, led by Vasco da Gama. Due to regional conflict, poor transportation, and a largely nomadic presence, it became more established in northern Kenya during the twentieth century.[1]
The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. There are an estimated 7.5 million baptised Catholics in Kenya, approximately 33% of the population.[2]
Organization[]
Within Kenya the hierarchy consists of:
- Archbishopric
- Bishopric
Notable Catholics in Kenya[]
- Moody Awori, former Vice President of Kenya[3]
- Teresia Mbari Hinga, professor at Santa Clara University[4]
- Ngina Kenyatta, former First Lady of Kenya[5][6]
- Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya[7]
- Mwai Kibaki, former President of Kenya[8]
- Patrick Ngugi Njoroge, governor of the Central Bank of Kenya.[9][10]
See also[]
- Vicariate Apostolic of Isiolo
- List of saints from Africa
References[]
- ^ Imperato, Pascal James. African Studies Review, vol. 48, no. 1, 2005, pp. 231–232. JSTOR
- ^ CIA Factbook on Kenya, CIA
- ^ Page on Awori at Vice-President web site Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "WATERtalk Notes with Teresia Mbari Hinga – WATER – Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual". Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Gibbon, Peter (1995). Markets, civil society and democracy in Kenya. Nordic Africa Institute. p. 135. ISBN 978-91-7106-371-7.
- ^ Tablino, Paolo (2006). Christianity among the nomads: the Catholic communities in Marsabit, Moyale and Samburu districts of Northern Kenya. volume II. Paulines Publications Africa. p. 37. ISBN 978-9966-08-120-9.
- ^ "Uhuru and the Catholic connection". New African Magazine. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Kibaki leads latest Hall of Fame list as Kenya Open turns 50". Citizentv.co.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ Okoth, Edwin (16 June 2015). "MPs Neglect Policy for Private Queries In Vetting CBK Governor Nominee". Daily Nation (Nairobi). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Single bank boss who spurns luxury". BBC News. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
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