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Suffragan diocese Marsabit, Kenya

Diocese of Marsabit

Marsabiten(sis)

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.

On the map

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

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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.

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.