Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Kenya (Kenya) |
Also known as: Kenia (Deutsch, español, polski, latine), le Kenya (français), Kenya (Italiano), Quénia (Português), 肯亞 (正體中文), ケニア (日本語)
Roman Rite (27): Bungoma, Eldoret, Embu, Garissa, Homa Bay, Isiolo, Kakamega, Kericho, Kisii, Kisumu, Kitale, Kitui, Lodwar, Machakos, Malindi, Maralal, Marsabit, Meru, Military Ordinariate of Kenya, Mombasa, Murang’a, Nairobi, Nakuru, Ngong, Nyahururu, Nyeri, Wote
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Apostolic Nunciature: Kenya
Holy See Representation: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Conference of Bishops: Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (K.C.C.B.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
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
Last updated on 2024.10.02
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