The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu () is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Nyahururu
Nyahururu (formerly known as Thomson Falls) is a town in Kenya, lying north east of Nakuru. The town derives its name from the Maasai word e-naiwurruwurr, meaning waterfall or windy or place of storms. It is located in both Laikipia County and ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Nyeri
Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya. It is the county headquarters of Nyeri County and was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province (Kenya), Central Province. The town is situated a ...
in
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
.
History
* December 5, 2002: Established as Diocese of Nyahururu from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nyeri
Bishops
*
Bishop
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s of Nyahururu (
Latin Church
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)
** Bishop Luigi Paiaro (4 January 2003 - 24 December 2011)
** Bishop
Joseph Ndembu Mbatia
Joseph Ndembu Mbatia (born 10 May 1961) is a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu. He was appointed bishop of Nyahururu on 24 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Background and educ ...
(since 24 December 2011)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
James Maria Wainaina Kungu, appointed Bishop of Muranga in 2009
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Kenya
The Catholic Church in Kenya is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Pope in the Vatican City.
The earliest traces of the Catholic Church in Kenya begin with t ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
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
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