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Diocese of Machakos

Dioecesis Machakosensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 29 May 1969
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nairobi
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 6,126 (2,366 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's Residence, P.O. Box 344, 90100 Machakos, Kenya
  • Telephone: (044)20.21.554

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
29 May 1969ErectedArchdiocese of Nairobi (Machakos) Diocese of Machakos (erected)
12 January 1973Territory AddedDiocese of Meru (Ekarakara)
Diocese of Nyeri (Ithanga Hills)
Diocese of Machakos
22 July 2023Territory LostDiocese of Machakos Diocese of Wote (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197079,502706,55011.3%532372,1484037ap1971
1980173,5441,019,00017.0%1625414,232374622ap1981
1990325,9201,406,92923.2%3827655,014516929ap1991
1999510,7381,923,69826.5%6918875,870739740ap2000
2000629,5041,975,02731.9%82211036,111899740ap2001
2001630,2632,008,88931.4%87191065,9459711340ap2002
2002648,2092,008,88932.3%90241145,68610812240ap2003
2003676,0452,020,90933.5%102221245,45110811140ap2004
2004781,7992,104,72737.1%95211166,73914412748ap2005
20131,153,0002,924,00039.4%146251716,7427118568ap2014
20161,373,1933,009,51345.6%197312286,0229421175ap2017
20191,138,9302,869,49039.7%205332384,7859729178ap2020
20211,197,7503,017,70039.7%210352454,8889424980ap2022
2023610,1501,421,93242.9%112221344,553649bul:22Jul2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 21, and Page 22
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 106, and Page 107

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