Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Meru / Meruen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Nyeri
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Bishop (2004.03.18 – ...): | Bishop Salesius Mugambi (72) |
Bishops of Meru (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Salesius Mugambi (72) Bishop of Meru (Kenya)
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Bishop Silas Silvius Njiru
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Bishop Lawrence Victor Bessone, I.M.C.
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Prefects Apostolic of Meru (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Carlo Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. | ||||||||||
Fr. José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. (later Bishop)
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Bishop Carlo Re, I.M.C. | ||||||||||
Fr. Giuseppe Balbo, I.M.C.
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Area: 9,546 km²
Population: 1,085,500 Catholics (31.1% of 3,491,480 total)
Pastoral Centres: 85 parishes
Personnel: 220 priests (175 diocesan, 45 religious), 504 religious (72 brothers, 432 sisters), 47 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.08.13
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