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Diocese of Nyahururu

Dioecesis Nyahururensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Ndembu Mbatia, Bishop
  • Luigi Paiaro, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 December 2002
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nyeri
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 10,000 (3,862 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Diocese, P.O. Box 842, 20300 Nyahururu, Kenya
  • Telephone: 721.361.937

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5 December 2002ErectedArchdiocese of Nyeri (Nyandarua and western part of Laikipia) Diocese of Nyahururu (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2002181,632672,91827.0%266,985443326fides
2003181,632672,91827.0%263296,263473326ap2004
2004181,632672,91827.0%263296,263473326ap2005
2013359,0001,125,00031.9%533566,410237232ap2014
2016279,483939,89829.7%594634,43648332ap2017
2019291,748990,98029.4%715763,83858435ap2020
2021305,0001,044,10029.2%723754,06637335ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 95, Page 230, and Page 231

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