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Diocese of Muranga

Dioecesis Murangaensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 17 March 1983
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nyeri
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 4,016 (1,551 Square Miles)
  • Description: Murang’a and Kirinyaga counties
  • Official Web Site: https://catholicdioceseofmuranga.org
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 734, 10200 Murang'a, Kenya
  • Telephone: 725.330.124

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
17 March 1983ErectedDiocese of Nyeri (Muranga and Kirinyaga) Diocese of Muranga (erected)
21 May 1990Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Muranga (from Nairobi)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990456,6121,236,00036.9%2917469,926317021ap1991
1999607,1771,581,23038.4%4918679,0623012729ap2000
2000621,9481,396,61044.5%5517728,6382810230ap2001
2001637,8231,380,38846.2%5616728,8582511230ap2002
2002352,3781,406,60025.1%5417714,9633011430ap2003
2003670,9421,422,40247.2%5518739,190267432ap2004
2004695,8301,441,11648.3%6020808,6973011333ap2005
2013926,6531,775,00052.2%8217999,3603914440ap2014
2016992,8931,901,50352.2%94191138,7863915344ap2017
2019953,5001,825,74852.2%105201257,6285231347ap2020
20211,002,7501,920,00052.2%122191417,1114917748ap2022

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 75, Page 601, and Page 602
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 938

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