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Diocese of Kitui

Dioecesis Kituiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 16 November 1963
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nairobi
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 30,496 (11,779 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://dioceseofkitui.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 119, 90200 Kitui, Kenya
  • Telephone: 722.441.308

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kitui
20 February 1956ErectedDiocese of Meru
Archdiocese of Nairobi
Prefecture Apostolic of Kitui (erected) (Kitui)
Diocese of Kitui
16 November 1963ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Kitui Diocese of Kitui

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Kitui
196912,011301,0004.0%37373242712ap1971
198039,288442,0008.9%232341,1553434ap1981
199076,471530,00014.4%1622382,012245017ap1991
1999125,869840,47115.0%2614403,146205321ap2000
2000134,450864,00015.6%2811393,447184721ap2001
2001138,762219,91763.1%316373,750134521ap2002
2002134,804230,91358.4%279363,744167322ap2003
2003137,130918,40614.9%348423,265156723ap2004
2004143,106945,95815.1%415463,111126923ap2005
2006241,8481,091,53022.2%515564,3181210524ap2007
2013290,0001,295,00022.4%662684,264109224ap2014
2016213,4411,387,58315.4%742762,80899326ap2017
2019238,5751,039,96022.9%75753,18189328ap2020
2021229,0691,165,54019.7%772792,89999529ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kitui
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 437, to Page 439
  • Diocese of Kitui
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 665, and Page 666

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