Suffragan diocese Muranga, Kenya
Diocese of Muranga
Murangaën(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Murang'a in central Kenya was established on 17 March 1983 from territory of the Diocese of Nyeri and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nyeri. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Murang'a. Bishop James Maria Wainaina Kungu has led the diocese since 27 June 2009; Wikipedia reported about 695,800 Catholics (2004).
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- Established
- 1983
- Catholics
- 695,830
- Priests
- 147
- Territory
- 4,016 km²
Parishes and churches
50 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of JesusMurang’a · CathedralView parish
- Baricho Parish (Our Lady of Sorrows)BarichoView parish
- Difathas Parish (St. James the Apostle)EmbuView parish
- Gacharage Parish ( Sacred Heart of Jesus)ThikaView parish
- Gaichanjiru Parish (Queen of all Saints)ThikaView parish
- Gatanga Parish (St. Joseph the Worker)ThikaView parish
- Gathambi Parish(Annunciation Of The Lord)GathambiView parish
- Gatura Parish (Christ the King)GaturaView parish
- Gaturi Parish ( Queen of the Apostles)Murang'AView parish
- Gitui Parish (St. Teresa of the Child Jesus)GituiView parish
- Greystone Parish(Baptism of the Lord)GreystoneView parish
- Ichagaki Parish (Our Lady of Assumption)MaraguaView parish
- Ithanga Parish ( Our Lady of Assumption)IthangaView parish
- Kaburugi Parish (St. Peter the Apostle)ThikaView parish
- Kagio Parish ( St. Joseph)KagioView parish
- Kagumo Parish (Our Lady of Consolata)KerugoyaView parish
- Kangaita Parish (Sacred Heart of Jesus )KerugoyaView parish
- Kangari Parish (St. Paul the Apostle)KangariView parish
- Karaba Parish (St. Theresa of the ChildWang’UruView parish
- Kariua Parish (Ascension of The Lord)KariuaView parish
- Karumandi Parish (Mary Mother of God)KianyagaView parish
- Kenol Parish (St. Charles Lwanga)KenolView parish
- Kerugoya Parish ( Immaculate Heart of Mary)KerugoyaView parish
- Kiamutugu Parish (Guardian Angels)KiamutuguView parish
- Kiangai Parish (Christ the King)KaratinaView parish
- Kiangombe Parish (Presentation of the Lord)KiangombeView parish
- Kianyaga Parish ( St. Joseph Cottolengo)KianyagaView parish
- Kibingoti Parish (St. Paul)SaganaView parish
- Kimbimbi Parish (Transfiguration of the Lord)KimbimbiView parish
- Kitito Parish (Blessed Virgin of Mt. Carmel)KenolView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- James Maria Wainaina Kungu
- Born
- 23 December 1956
- Birthplace
- Ngenya
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Murang'a stands in Muranga, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Murang'a in Kenya is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Murangaënsis) that forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri.