Roman Catholic Diocese of Machakos

The Catholic Diocese of Machakos (Latin: Machakosen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Machakos in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.

Diocese of Machakos Dioecesis Machakosensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Nairobi
Statistics
Area	15,183 km^2 (5,862 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,104,727 781,799 (37.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Norman King'oo Wambua Bishop

History

• May 29, 1969: Established as Diocese of Machakos from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi

Leadership

• Bishops of Machakos (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki (29 May 1969 – 30 Aug 1971), appointed Bishop of Nakuru; future Archbishop
  • Bishop Urbanus Joseph Kioko (9 Jul 1973 – 15 Mar 2003)
  • Bishop Boniface Lele (Apostolic Administrator 24 Jan 2003 – 15 Mar 2003); future Archbishop
  • Bishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (15 Mar 2003 - 2015.02), appointed Archbishop of Mombasa on 9 Dec 2014
  • Bishop Anthony Muheria (Apostolic Administrator 2015.02 - 25 Aug 2018), appointed Archbishop of Nyeri on 23 Apr 2017
  • Bishop Norman King'oo Wambua (23 Jun 2018 -)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy