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Patron Saint: Mary Queen of Love

Saints: 2 Blesseds

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Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Capital: Nairobi

Area: 569,140 km²

Population: 47,615,739

Former Name: British East Africa

Neighbouring Countries: ← Uganda , ↖ South Sudan , ↑ Ethiopia , → Somalia , ↓ Tanzania

Religions: Christian 83% (Protestant 47.7%, Catholic 23.4%, other Christian 11.9%), Muslim 11.2%, Traditionalists 1.7%, other 1.6%, none 2.4%, unspecified 0.2%

Languages: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages

Ethnic Groups: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%

Motto: Harambee (Swahili) (Let’s work together)

Area: 580,367 km²

Catholic Population: 17,069,000 Catholics (31.7% of 53,798,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 1,176 parishes, 5,839 mission stations (10 with resident priest, 5,829 without resident priest), 27 other centres

Clergy: 32 bishops (21 diocesan, 11 titular), 3,747 priests (2,243 diocesan, 1,504 religious), 5 permanent deacons (2 diocesan, 3 religious)

Non-Clergy: 9,397 religious (1,312 brothers, 8,085 sisters), 10 members of secular institutes (sisters), 1,654 major seminarians, 238 missionaries, 13,916 catechists