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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Metropolitan | Nairobi |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,183 km2 (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
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