Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru
Diocese of Nakuru Dioecesis Nakurensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Metropolitan | Nairobi |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,149 km2 (7,007 sq mi) |
Population
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Christ the King Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Cleophas Oseso Tuka |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru (Latin: Nakuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Nakuru in the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
History
- January 11, 1968: Established as Diocese of Nakuru from the Diocese of Eldoret, Diocese of Kisumu and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi
Bishops
- Bishops of Catholic Diocese Nakuru (Roman rite)
- Father Denis Newman, S.P.S. (Apostolic Administrator 1968 – 30 Aug 1971)
- Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki (30 Aug 1971 Appointed - 14 Jun 1996 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi)
- Peter Joseph Kairo (21 Apr 1997 Appointed - 19 Apr 2008 Appointed, Archbishop of Nyeri)
- Maurice Muhatia Makumba (19 Dec 2009 Appointed -18 Feb 2022) (Appointed Archbishop of Kisumu)
- David Kamau Ng'ang'a, Nairobi (Apostolic Administrator 2022 - 2023)
- Cleophas Oseso Tuka (6 March 2023 Appointed -Present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Dominic Kimengich, appointed auxiliary bishop of Lodwar in 2010
- Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich, appointed auxiliary bishop of Nairobi in 1996
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