Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu
Roman Catholic diocese in Kenya
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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 | (as of 2004) 672,918 181,632 (27.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary Immaculate |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Mbatia |
Bishops emeritus | Luigi Paiaro |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu (Latin: Dioecesis Nyahururensis) 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 Mbatia Joseph (since December 24, 2011)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- James Maria Wainaina Kungu, appointed Bishop of Muranga in 2009
See also
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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