Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Kitui
latin= Dioecesis Kituiensis
country= Kenya
metropolitan=Nairobi
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathedral of Our Lady of Africa
cocathedral =
area= 36,246
population= 945,958
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 143,106
catholics_percent= 15.1
bishop= Martin Kivuva Musonde
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui {Latin: "Kituien(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Kitui in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
History
* February 20, 1956: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kitui from the Diocese of Meru and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi
* November 16, 1963: Promoted as Diocese of Kitui
Leadership
* Bishops of Kitui (Roman rite)
** Bishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (Apostolic Administrator since 2007.05)
** Archbishop Boniface Lele (1995.11.02 – 2005.04.01)
** Bishop William Dunne, S.P.S. (1963.11.16 – 1995.11.02)
* Prefects Apostolic of Kitui (Roman rite)
** Bishop William Dunne, S.P.S. (1956.10.19 – 1963.11.16)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Kenya
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kitu0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkuti.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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