Roman Catholic Diocese of Muranga
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Muranga
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Muranga
latin= Dioecesis Murangaensis
country= Kenya
metropolitan=Nyeri
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
cocathedral =
area= 4,016
population= 1,441,116
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 695,830
catholics_percent= 48.3
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Muranga {Latin: "Murangaën(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Muranga in the Ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
History
* March 17, 1983: Established as Diocese of Murang’a from Diocese of Nyeri
Leadership
* Bishops of Muranga (Roman rite)
** Cardinal John Njue (Apostolic Administrator since 2006.11)
** Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. (1999.06.03 – 2006.11.25)
** Bishop Peter J. Kairo (1983.03.17 – 1997.04.21)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Kenya
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mura0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmura.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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