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
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- 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.
- Nchiru ParishNchiruView parish
- Ndagani ParishNdaganiView parish
- Nkabune ParishNkabuneView parish
- Nkondi ParishNkondiView parish
- Nkubu ParishNkubuView parish
- Nkubu School Of Nursing.Town not recordedView parish
- Nthambiro ParishNthambiroView parish
- Nthare ParishNthareView parish
- Riiji ParishRiijiView parish
- Ruiri ParishRuiriView parish
- Runogone ParishRunogoneView parish
- St. MassimoTown not recordedView parish
- Thanantu ParishThanantuView parish
- Tigania ParishTiganiaView parish
- Timau ParishTimauView parish
- Tunyai ParishTunyaiView parish
- Tuuru ParishTuuruView 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
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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.