Apostolic Vicariate Isiolo

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Apostolic Vicariate Isiolo
Basic data
Country Kenya
Ecclesiastical province Immediate
Apostolic Vicar Anthony Ireri Mukobo IMC
founding 1995
surface 25,605 km²
Parishes 12 ( AP2005 )
Residents 116,900 ( AP2005 )
Catholics 27,300 ( AP2005 )
proportion of 23.4%
Diocesan priest 17 ( AP2005 )
Religious priest 4 ( AP2005 )
Catholics per priest 1,300
Friars 10 ( AP2005 )
Religious sisters 28 ( AP2005 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language English
cathedral St. Eusebius Cathedral
address PO Box 162, Isiolo, Kenya
Website http://www.kec.or.ke/subsubsection.asp?ID=25 ( Memento from August 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive )

The Apostolic Vicariate of Isiolo ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Isiolanus ) is in Kenya situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Isiolo . It includes Isiolo County .

history

Pope John Paul II founded the Apostolic Vicariate with the Bull Ad aptius on December 15, 1995 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Meru . On July 14, 2005, Vicar Apostolic Luigi Locati was killed in an attempted robbery.

Vicars Apostolic of Isiolo

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