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Archdiocese of Mombasa

Archidioecesis Mombasaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Martin Kivuva Musonde, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 21 May 1990
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 38,000 (14,677 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Secretariat, P.O. Box 83131, Nyerere Ave., 80100 Mombasa, Kenya
  • Telephone: 722.690.645

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar
8 May 1955ErectedArchdiocese of Nairobi (Coast, and the Islands of Zanziabr and Pemba) Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar (erected)
Diocese of Mombasa
12 December 1964SplitDiocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar Diocese of Mombasa
Apostolic Administration of Zanzibar e Pemba
25 October 1967Territory AddedArchdiocese of Nairobi (Taita) Diocese of Mombasa
25 October 1967Territory LostDiocese of Mombasa (Tana River) Diocese of Meru
9 December 1976Territory LostDiocese of Mombasa (Tana River and Lamu)
Diocese of Meru (North Eastern Province)
Prefecture Apostolic of Garissa (erected)
Archdiocese of Mombasa
21 May 1990ElevatedDiocese of Mombasa Archdiocese of Mombasa
2 June 2000Territory LostDiocese of Garissa (Lamu and Lower Tana River)
Archdiocese of Mombasa (Malindi)
Diocese of Malindi (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Mombasa
197062,646936,0006.7%547521,2044710822ap1971
198081,7901,289,0006.3%1537521,5723714731ap1981
Archdiocese of Mombasa
1990140,0001,339,00010.5%2823512,7452419138ap1991
1999167,6101,829,1909.2%3228602,79313428242ap2000
2000179,2201,632,00011.0%3627632,84413338641ap2001
2001220,0001,924,00011.4%4226683,23513239941ap2002
2002220,6501,924,50011.5%4327703,15213439241ap2003
2003197,1001,999,4059.9%4926752,62813342040ap2004
2004235,7001,804,65213.1%4327703,36713528638ap2005
2013323,0002,214,00014.6%68481162,7846126052ap2014
2016346,3822,374,30914.6%70431133,0655236352ap2017
2019375,7802,576,63014.6%77421193,1575549057ap2020
2021395,1902,712,00014.6%93401332,9715852158ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 661, to Page 663
  • Diocese of Mombasa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 336
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,065

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