Roman Catholic Diocese of Machakos

Diocese of Machakos Dioecesis Machakosensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Nairobi
Statistics
Area	15,183 km2 (5,862 sq mi)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Norman King'oo Wambua

The Catholic Diocese of Machakos (Latin : Machakosen(sis)) is a diocese located in the Town 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 (Latin Church)
  • Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki (29 May 1969 – 30 Aug 1971), appointed Bishop of Nakuru; future Archbishop
  • Urbanus Joseph Kioko (9 Jul 1973 – 15 Mar 2003)
  • Boniface Lele (Apostolic Administrator 24 Jan 2003 – 15 Mar 2003); future Archbishop
  • Martin Kivuva Musonde (15 Mar 2003 - 2015.02), appointed Archbishop of Mombasa on 9 Dec 2014
  • Anthony Muheria (Apostolic Administrator 2015.02 - 25 Aug 2018), appointed Archbishop of Nyeri on 23 Apr 2017
  • Norman King'oo Wambua (23 Jun 2018 -)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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