Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsabit

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Diocese of Marsabit

Dioecesis Marsabitensis
Consolata Cathedral Marsabit.jpg
Consolata Cathedral in Marsabit
Location
CountryKenya
Metropolitan Nyeri
Statistics
Area78,078 km2 (30,146 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
201,266
22,100 (11.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
CathedralPro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Consolata
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsabit (Latin : Dioecesis Marsabitensis) is a diocese located in the city of Marsabit in the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.

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