Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Nyahururu
latin= Dioecesis Nyahururensis
country= Kenya
metropolitan=Nyeri
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathedral of Mary Immaculate
cocathedral =
area= 8,066
population= 672,918
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 181,632
catholics_percent= 27.0
bishop= Luigi Paiaro
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu {Latin: "Nyahururen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Nyahururu in the Ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
History
* December 5, 2002: Established as Diocese of Nyahururu from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nyeri
Leadership
* Bishops of Nyahururu (Roman rite)
** Bishop Luigi Paiaro (since January 4, 2003)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Kenya
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mura0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmura.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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