Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru (Latin: Nakuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Nakuru in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.

History[]

• January 11, 1968: Established as Diocese of Nakuru from the Diocese of Eldoret, Diocese of Kisumu and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi

Bishops[]

• Bishops of Catholic Diocese Nakuru (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Denis Newman, (Apostolic Administrator 1968 – 30 Aug 1971)
• Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki (30 Aug 1971 Appointed - 14 Jun 1996 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi)
• Peter J. Kairo (21 Apr 1997 Appointed - 19 Apr 2008 Appointed, Archbishop of Nyeri)
• Maurice Muhatia Makumba (19 Dec 2009 Appointed -)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• Dominic Kimengich, appointed auxiliary bishop of Lodwar in 2010
• Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich, appointed auxiliary bishop of Nairobi in 1996

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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