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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui

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Metropolitan
  
Nairobi

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
30,246 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Anthony Muheria

Country
  
Kenya

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2013)1,1m240,000 (21.8%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of Africa

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

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

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History

  • February 20, 1956: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kitui from the Diocese of Meru and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi
  • November 16, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of Kitui

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Kitui (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Anthony Muheria (10.8.2008 to date)
  • Bishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (Apostolic Administrator since 2007.05)
  • Archbishop Boniface Lele (1995.11.02 – 2005.04.01)
  • Bishop William Dunne, S.P.S. (1963.11.16 – 1995.11.02)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Kitui (Roman rite)
  • Bishop William Dunne, S.P.S. (1956.10.19 – 1963.11.16)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui Wikipedia
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