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Suffragan diocese Malindi, Kenya

Diocese of Malindi

Malindien(sis)

The Diocese of Malindi is a Latin Catholic see on the Kenyan coast covering Kilifi, Tana River, and Lamu counties. It was erected in 2000 and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mombasa.

On the map

Esri
Malindi, Kenya, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
2000
Catholics
21,800
Priests
44
Territory
33,254 km²

Parishes and churches

23 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Wilybard Lagho
Born
23 March 1958
Birthplace
Taita-Taveta

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St Anthony stands in Malindi, 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 Kenyan city of Malindi is the seat of a Catholic diocese of the same name (Latin: Malindien(sis)), part of the ecclesiastical province of Mombasa.