Archdiocese of Nyeri
| Archdiocese of Nyeri | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kenya |
| Diocesan bishop | Anthony Muheria |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Peter J. Cairo |
| founding | 1905 |
| surface | 8,450 km² |
| Parishes | 43 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 211,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 106,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 50.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 114 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 862 |
| Friars | 28 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 155 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Swahili English |
| cathedral | Our Lady of Consolata Cathedral |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Embu Diocese of Maralal Diocese of Marsabit Diocese of Meru Diocese of Muranga Diocese of Nyahururu |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri ( lat. : Archidioecesis Nyeriensis ) is in Kenya situated Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Nyeri .
history
The Archdiocese of Nyeri was established on September 14, 1905 by Pope Pius X as a mission sui juris Kenya from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate of North Zanzibar . On July 12, 1909, the Mission sui juris Kenya was raised by Pius X. with the Apostolic Constitution Supremi Apostolatus to the Apostolic Vicariate . The Apostolic Vicariate of Kenya gave up on March 10, 1926 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Meru . On March 10, 1926, the Apostolic Vicariate of Kenya was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Nyeri .
The Apostolic Vicariate Nyeri was on March 25, 1953 by Pope Pius XII. with the Apostolic Constitution Quemadmodum ad Nos raised to the diocese and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Nairobi as a suffragan . On November 25, 1964, the Diocese of Nyeri gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Marsabit . Another assignment of territory took place on March 17, 1983 to establish the diocese of Muranga .
On May 21, 1990, the Diocese of Nyeri was raised to an archbishopric in Keniana by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Cum . The Archdiocese of Nyeri gave on December 5, 2002 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Nyahururu .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Kenya
- Filippo Perlo IMC , 1909-1925
- Giuseppe Perrachon IMC, 1925-1926
Vicars Apostolic of Nyeri
- Giuseppe Perrachon IMC, 1926-1930
- Carlo Re IMC, 1931-1946
- Charles Maria Cavallera IMC, 1947-1953
Bishops of Nyeri
- Charles Maria Cavallera IMC, 1953–1964, then Bishop of Marsabit
- Caesar Gatimu , 1964-1987
- Nicodemus Kirima , 1988-1990
Archbishops of Nyeri
- Nicodemus Kirima, 1990-2007
- Peter J. Cairo , 2008–2017
- Anthony Muheria , since 2017