Roman Catholic Diocese of Maralal
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Maralal
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Maralal
latin= Dioecesis Maralalensis
country= Kenya
metropolitan=Nyeri
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
cocathedral =
area= 20,809
population= 160,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 32,498
catholics_percent= 20.3
bishop= Virgilio Pante, I.M.C.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maralal {Latin: "Maralalen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Maralal in the Ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
History
* June 15, 2001: Established as Diocese of Maralal from Diocese of Marsabit
Leadership
* Bishops of Maralal (Roman rite)
** Bishop Virgilio Pante, I.M.C. (since June 15, 2001)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Kenya
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mara7.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmrll.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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