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Diocese of Nyahururu

*Dioecesis Nyahururensis*
Diocese of Nyahururu; Dioecesis Nyahururensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Nyeri
Statistics
Area	8,066 km2 (3,114 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 672,918; 181,632 (27.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Mary Immaculate
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Mbatia
Bishops emeritus	Luigi Paiaro

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu (Latin: Dioecesis Nyahururensis) 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

Bishops

Bishops of Nyahururu (Latin Church)
- Bishop Luigi Paiaro (January 4, 2003 - December 24, 2011)
- Bishop Mbatia Joseph (since December 24, 2011)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

James Maria Wainaina Kungu, appointed Bishop of Muranga in 2009

Sources

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 |cathedral        = Cathedral of Mary Immaculate
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-The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu''' ({{lang-la|Nyahururen(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Nyahururu]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri|Nyeri]] in [[Kenya]].
+The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu''' ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Nyahururensis}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Nyahururu]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri|Nyeri]] in [[Kenya]].
 ==History==
 * December 5, 2002: Established as Diocese of Nyahururu from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nyeri
-==Leadership==
+==Bishops==
-* [[Bishop]]s of Nyahururu (Roman rite)
+* [[Bishop]]s of Nyahururu ([[Latin Church]])
-** Bishop Luigi Paiaro (since January 4, 2003)
+** Bishop Luigi Paiaro (January 4, 2003 - December 24, 2011)
+** Bishop Mbatia Joseph (since December 24, 2011)
+===Other priest of this diocese who became bishop===
+*[[James Maria Wainaina Kungu]], appointed Bishop of Muranga in 2009
 ==See also==
 *[[Roman Catholicism in Kenya]]
-==Source==
+==Sources==
-* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mura0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
+* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mura0.htm GCatholic.org]
-* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmura.html Catholic Hierarchy]
+* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnyah.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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+[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1983]]
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+[[Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nyeri]]
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