Suffragan diocese Kitui, Kenya
Diocese of Kitui
Kituien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Kitui is a Latin Church diocese covering Kitui County in eastern Kenya. Established as an apostolic prefecture in 1956 and raised to a diocese on 16 November 1963, it is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nairobi. John Mbua Mwandi was appointed bishop by Pope Leo XIV on 27 May 2026.
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- Established
- 1956
- Catholics
- 240,000
- Priests
- 84
- Territory
- 30,246 km²
Parishes and churches
37 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Patrick’s, MigwaniMigwaniView parish
- St. Paul the Apostle, Kwa KiluiKwa KiluiView parish
- St. Paul’s IkangaIkangaView parish
- St. Paul’s KasyalaKasyalaView parish
- St. Peters the Rock, KiioKiioView parish
- St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, IianiIianiView parish
- St. Theresa, KimangaoKimangaoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John Mbua Mwandi
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Africa stands in Kitui, 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
The city of Kitui in Kenya gives its name to a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Kituien(sis)) within the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi.
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- Bishop John Mwandi calls on CWA members to serve with love
- Bishop John Mwandi commissions 59 CMA members
- Bishop John Mwandi opens and dedicates new church at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Mathuki
- Bishop appoints Fr. Jefferson Mutinda Vicar General
- CWA members celebrate St. Monica at Good Shepherd Parish
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