Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui

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Diocese of Kitui
Dioecesis Kituiensis
Statistics
Country: Kenya
Metropolitan: Nairobi
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 36,246 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
945,958 (2004)
143,106 (15.1%)
Cathedral: Cathedral of Our Lady of Africa
Ordinaries
Bishop: Martin Kivuva Musonde

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.

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[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

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