Metropolitan see Nyeri, Kenya
Archdiocese of Nyeri
Nyerien(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Nyeri in Kenya traces its origin to a 1905 mission and was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1990. Its cathedral is Our Lady of Consolata Cathedral and Archbishop Anthony Muheria has led it since 2017.
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- Established
- 1905
- Catholics
- 588,900
- Priests
- 161
- Territory
- 8,450 km²
Parishes and churches
43 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Birithia ParishBirithiaMass times recorded
- Doldol ParishDoldolView parish
- Endarasha ParishEndarashaView parish
- Gatarakwa ParishGatarakwaMass times recorded
- Giakaibei ParishGiakaibeiMass times recorded
- Giakanja ParishGiakanjaView parish
- Giathugu ParishGiathuguMass times recorded
- Gikondi ParishGikondiView parish
- Gikumbo ParishGikumboView parish
- Githugu ParishGithuguView parish
- Gititu ParishGitituView parish
- Ithenguri ParishIthenguriView parish
- Kabiru-Ini ParishKabiru-IniMass times recorded
- Kagicha ParishKagichaView parish
- Kaheti ParishKahetiView parish
- Kahira-Ini ParishKahira-IniView parish
- Kalalu ParishKalaluView parish
- Kamariki ParishKamarikiMass times recorded
- Kamatu ParishKamatuMass times recorded
- Kangaita ParishKangaitaView parish
- Karangia ParishKarangiaView parish
- Karatina ParishKaratinaView parish
- Karemeno ParishKaremenoView parish
- Kariko ParishKarikoView parish
- Karima ParishKarimaView parish
- Karuthi ParishKaruthiView parish
- Kigogo-Ini ParishKigogo-IniView parish
- Kigumo ParishKigumoView parish
- Kimondo ParishKimondoView parish
- Matanya ParishMatanyaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Anthony Muheria
- Born
- 27 May 1963
- Birthplace
- Kaburugi
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The cathedral
Our Lady of Consolata Cathedral, Nyeri stands in Nyeri, 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
One of four ecclesiastical provinces in Kenya, Eastern Africa, has its Metropolitan See in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri (Latin: Archidioecesis Nyeriensis), which nonetheless depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The archbishop's cathedral episcopal see is Our Lady of Consolata Cathedral in Nyeri.
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Stories that name this see
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- Kenyan Archbishop Urges Youths to Care for Vulnerable
- Kenyan Catholic Archbishop Calls for Return to Traditional Care for the Elderly
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