Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsabit
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsabit ( la, Dioecesis Marsabitensis) is a
diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Marsabit Marsabit is a town in the northern Marsabit County in Kenya. It is situated in the former Eastern Province and is almost surrounded by the Marsabit National Park. The town is located east of the centre of the East African Rift at an elevation ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
Nyeri Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya. It is the county headquarters of Nyeri County. The town was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province. Following the dissolution of the former pr ...
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History

* November 25, 1964: Established as Diocese of Marsabit from Diocese of Nyeri


Leadership

*
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of Marsabit (Roman rite) ** Bishop
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, I.M.C. (25 Nov 1964 – 1981) ** Bishop Ambrogio Ravasi, I.M.C. (19 Jun 1981 – 25 Nov 2006) ** Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. (since 25 Nov 2006)


See also

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Roman Catholicism in Kenya The Catholic Church in Kenya is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Pope in the Vatican City. The earliest traces of the Catholic Church in Kenya begin with th ...


Sources


GCatholic.org


Marsabit County Roman Catholic dioceses in Kenya Christian organizations established in 1964 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nyeri {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub