Roman Catholic Diocese of Machakos
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Machakos
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Machakos
latin= Dioecesis Machakosensis
country= Kenya
metropolitan=Nairobi
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes
cocathedral =
area= 15,183
population= 2,104,727
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 781,799
catholics_percent= 37.1
bishop= Martin Kivuva Musonde
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machakos {Latin: "Machakosen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Machakos in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
History
* May 29, 1969: Established as Diocese of Machakos from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi
Leadership
* Bishops of Machakos (Roman rite)
** Bishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (since 2003.03.15)
** Archbishop Boniface Lele (Apostolic Administrator 2003.01.24 – 2003.03.15)
** Bishop Urbanus Joseph Kioko (1973.07.09 – 2003.03.15)
** Archbishop Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki (1969.05.29 – 1971.08.30)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Kenya
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mach0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmchk.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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