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Suffragan diocese Nyahururu, Kenya

Diocese of Nyahururu

Nyahururen(sis)

The Diocese of Nyahururu in Kenya was erected in 2002 from the Archdiocese of Nyeri, to which it is suffragan. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate and Bishop Joseph Ndembu Mbatia has led it since 2011.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Mary Immaculate, in Nyahururu, Kenya.

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Established
2002
Catholics
181,632
Priests
108
Territory
8,066 km²

Parishes and churches

1 listed church 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
Joseph Mbatia
Born
10 May 1961
Birthplace
Itabua

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Mary Immaculate stands in Nyahururu, 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 city of Nyahururu in Kenya is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu (Latin: Dioecesis Nyahururensis), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri.