Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru

Diocese of Nakuru Dioecesis Nakurensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Nairobi
Statistics
Area	18,149 km2 (7,007 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,471,451 230,822 (15.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Christ the King Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Cleophas Oseso Tuka

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru (Latin : Nakuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Nakuru in the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.

History

• January 11, 1968: Established as Diocese of Nakuru from the Diocese of Eldoret, Diocese of Kisumu and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi

Bishops

• Bishops of Catholic Diocese Nakuru (Roman rite)
  • Father Denis Newman, S.P.S. (Apostolic Administrator 1968 – 30 Aug 1971)
• Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki (30 Aug 1971 Appointed - 14 Jun 1996 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi)
• Peter Joseph Kairo (21 Apr 1997 Appointed - 19 Apr 2008 Appointed, Archbishop of Nyeri)
• Maurice Muhatia Makumba (19 Dec 2009 Appointed -18 Feb 2022) (Appointed Archbishop of Kisumu)
• David Kamau Ng'ang'a, Nairobi (Apostolic Administrator 2022 - 2023)
• Cleophas Oseso Tuka (6 March 2023 Appointed -Present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Dominic Kimengich, appointed auxiliary bishop of Lodwar in 2010
• Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich, appointed auxiliary bishop of Nairobi in 1996

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy