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Diocese of Nakuru, Kenya 🇰🇪

Celebrations

History

  • 1968.01.11: Established as Diocese of Nakuru / Nakuren(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi, Diocese of Eldoret and Diocese of Kisumu and became suffragan of Nairobi)
  • 1972.06.28: Gained territory from Diocese of Eldoret
  • 1995.12.06: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Kericho

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 18,149 km²

Population: 677,202 Catholics (21.1% of 3,202,579 total)

Pastoral Centres: 62 parishes, 3 missions

Personnel: 180 priests (122 diocesan, 58 religious), 395 religious (156 brothers, 239 sisters), 23 seminarians