Nyahururu is a town in Kenya, lying north east of Nakuru. The town derives its name from the Maasai word e-naiwurruwurr, meaning waterfall or windy or place of storms. It is located in Laikipia County. Nyahururu formerly functioned as the administrative capital of Nyandarua District, before it became a county and until the headquarters were shifted to Ol Kalou.The town has an estimated urban population of 36,450. The town still continues to be a central economic power of the immediate former district of Nyandarua. For that reason, the town has strong economic ties to the two counties.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri, one of four in Kenya, Eastern Africa, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Nicodemus Kirima was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri from 1990 until his death in 2007. Previously, he served as the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Nyeri from 1988 until 1990. Before that, he was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa from 1978 until 1988. He was appointed bishop on 27 February 1978 by Pope Paul VI. He died in office on 27 November 2007, at the age of 71 years, as Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui is a diocese located in the city of Kitui in the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
The Catholic Diocese of Machakos is a diocese located in the Town of Machakos in the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru is a diocese located in the city of Nakuru in the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Embu is a diocese located in the city of Embu in the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maralal is a diocese located in the city of Maralal in the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsabit is a diocese located in the city of Marsabit in the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru is a diocese located in the city of Meru in the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Murang'a is a diocese located in the city of Murang'a in the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
The Right Reverend Caesar Gatimu was a Roman Catholic prelate in Kenya, who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Nyeri from 1964 until his retirement in 1987. He previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Nyeri from 1961 until 1964. He was appointed bishop on 18 April 1961 by Pope John XXIII. He died on 20 February 1987 at the age of 65 years, as Bishop of Nyeri.
The Anglican dioceses of Nakuru are the Anglican presence in and around Nakuru, west-central, north-east and south-central Kenya; they are part of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The remaining dioceses of the Church area in the areas of Mombasa, of Maseno, and of Mount Kenya.
Joseph Maluki Mwongela is a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who serves as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui. He was appointed as bishop of Kitui on 17 March 2020.
Anthony Muheria is a Kenyan Catholic bishop who serves as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nyeri. He was appointed Archbishop of Nyeri on 23 April 2017.
Peter Joseph Kairo is a Kenyan prelate of the Catholic Church who is he Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri since his retirement in 2017. He has been a bishop since 1983, serving as ordinary in Muranga Diocese from 1983 to 1997, Nakuru Diocese from 1997 to 2008, and Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nyeri from 2008 to 2017.
James Maria Wainaina Kungu is a Kenyan Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Muranga. He was appointed bishop of Muranga on 4 April 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI
Joseph Ndembu Mbatia is a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu. He was appointed bishop of Nyahururu on 24 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
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