Suffragan diocese Meru, Kenya
Diocese of Meru
Meruen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Meru is a Latin rite see in Kenya, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Nyeri. Erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1926 and a diocese in 1953, it is now led by Bishop Jackson Murugara, who took the helm on January 1, 2026, succeeding the retired Bishop Salesius Mugambi.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1926
- Catholics
- 737,821
- Priests
- 220
- Territory
- 9,922 km²
Parishes and churches
77 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- M. Cathedral ParishM. Cathedral · CathedralView parish
- Amung’Enti ParishAmung’EntiView parish
- Antubetwe ParishAntubetweView parish
- Athi ParishAthiView parish
- Athiru Ruujine ParishAthiru RuujineView parish
- Buuri ParishBuuriView parish
- Chaaria ParishChaariaView parish
- Charanga ParishCharangaView parish
- Cheera ParishCheeraView parish
- Chogoria ParishChogoriaView parish
- Chuka ParishChukaView parish
- Egoji T. CollegeTown not recordedView parish
- Gatimbi ParishGatimbiView parish
- Gatunga ParishGatungaView parish
- Giaki ParishGiakiView parish
- Igandene ParishIgandeneView parish
- Igoji ParishIgojiView parish
- Irinda Prop ParishIrinda PropView parish
- Iruma ParishIrumaView parish
- Kagaene ParishKagaeneView parish
- Kajuki ParishKajukiView parish
- Kangeta ParishKangetaView parish
- Kanyakine ParishKanyakineView parish
- Kaongo ParishKaongoView parish
- Kariakomo ParishKariakomoView parish
- Kariene ParishKarieneView parish
- Katheri ParishKatheriView parish
- Kiamuri ParishKiamuriView parish
- Kianjai ParishKianjaiView parish
- Kibirichia ParishKibirichiaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jackson Murugara
- Born
- 7 April 1970
- Birthplace
- Kamanyaki
- Institute
- ISTITUTO MISSIONI CONSOLATA
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral stands in Meru, 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
Meru, a city in Kenya, gives its name to a Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Meruensis) belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri.