Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu

Diocese of Nyahururu

*Dioecesis Nyahururensis*
Diocese of Nyahururu; Dioecesis Nyahururensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Nyeri
Statistics
Area	8,066 km2 (3,114 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2004); 672,918; 181,632 (27.0%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Mary Immaculate
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Joseph Ndembu Mbatia
Bishops emeritus	Luigi Paiaro

Last updated October 15, 2025

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

History

December 5, 2002: Established as Diocese of Nyahururu from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nyeri

Bishops

Bishops of Nyahururu (Latin Church)
- Bishop Luigi Paiaro (4 January 2003 - 24 December 2011)
- Bishop Joseph Ndembu Mbatia (since 24 December 2011)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

James Maria Wainaina Kungu, appointed Bishop of Muranga in 2009

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu

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History

Bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

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