Suffragan diocese Marsabit, Kenya
Diocese of Marsabit
Marsabiten(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Marsabit is a Latin Church diocese in northern Kenya, erected on 25 November 1964 from the Diocese of Nyeri. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nyeri.
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- Established
- 1964
- Catholics
- 22,100
- Priests
- 27
- Territory
- 78,078 km²
Parishes and churches
18 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral of Our Lady ConsolataMarsabit · CathedralView parish
- Dirib GomboDirib GomboView parish
- Dukana ParishDukanaView parish
- Hurri Hills ParishHurri HillsView parish
- Illeret ParishIlleretView parish
- Kalacha ParishKalachaView parish
- Karare ParishKarareView parish
- Kargi ParishKargiView parish
- Korr ParishKorrView parish
- Laisamis ParishLaisamisView parish
- LogoLogo ParishLogologoView parish
- Loiyangalani ParishLoiyangalaniView parish
- Maikona ParishMaikonaView parish
- Moyale ParishMoyaleView parish
- Ngurnit ParishNgurnitView parish
- North Horr ParishNorth HorrView parish
- Sololo ParishSololoView parish
- Turbi ParishTurbiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Peter Kihara Kariuki
- Born
- 6 February 1954
- Birthplace
- Thunguri
- Institute
- ISTITUTO MISSIONI CONSOLATA
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The cathedral
Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Consolata stands in Marsabit, 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 Marsabit is the seat of a Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Marsabitensis) within the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri. Its development work is carried out through Caritas Marsabit, the diocesan agency.