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Diocese of Embu Dioecesis Embuensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Kenya |
Metropolitan | Nyeri |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,714 km2 (1,048 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 542,000 328,000 (60.5%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Peter Kimani Ndung'u |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Embu (Latin : Dioecesis Embuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Embu in the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
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