Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu
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Diocese of Nyahururu Dioecesis Nyahururensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Kenya |
Metropolitan | Nyeri |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,066 km2 (3,114 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 672,918 181,632 (27.0%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary Immaculate |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Bishops emeritus |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu (Latin: Nyahururen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Nyahururu in the Ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
History[]
- December 5, 2002: Established as Diocese of Nyahururu from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nyeri
Bishops[]
- Bishops of Nyahururu (Latin Church)
- Bishop Luigi Paiaro (January 4, 2003 - December 24, 2011)
- Bishop Joseph Mbatia (since December 24, 2011)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Bishop of Muranga in 2009
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Kenya
Sources[]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Kenya
- Christian organizations established in 1983
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nyeri
- Kenya stubs
- African Roman Catholic diocese stubs