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Diocese of Malindi Dioecesis Malindiensis Dayosisi ya Malindi | |
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Location | |
Country | Kenya |
Metropolitan | Mombasa |
Statistics | |
Area | 33,254 km2 (12,839 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 539,000 21,800 (4%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 2 June 2000 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anthony in Malindi |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Wilybard Lagho |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malindi (Latin : Malindien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Malindi in the Ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.
Coordinates: 3°12′32″S40°06′57″E / 3.2088°S 40.1157°E
John Njenga was Roman Catholic archbishop of Mombasa Diocese from 1990 to 2005.
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