Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Kitui | |||
20 February 1956 | Erected | Diocese of Meru
Archdiocese of Nairobi | Prefecture Apostolic of Kitui (erected) (Kitui) |
Diocese of Kitui | |||
16 November 1963 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Kitui | Diocese of Kitui |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of Kitui | ||||||||||||
1969 | 12,011 | 301,000 | 4.0% | 37 | 37 | 324 | 27 | 12 | ap1971 | |||
1980 | 39,288 | 442,000 | 8.9% | 2 | 32 | 34 | 1,155 | 34 | 34 | ap1981 | ||
1990 | 76,471 | 530,000 | 14.4% | 16 | 22 | 38 | 2,012 | 24 | 50 | 17 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 125,869 | 840,471 | 15.0% | 26 | 14 | 40 | 3,146 | 20 | 53 | 21 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 134,450 | 864,000 | 15.6% | 28 | 11 | 39 | 3,447 | 18 | 47 | 21 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 138,762 | 219,917 | 63.1% | 31 | 6 | 37 | 3,750 | 13 | 45 | 21 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 134,804 | 230,913 | 58.4% | 27 | 9 | 36 | 3,744 | 16 | 73 | 22 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 137,130 | 918,406 | 14.9% | 34 | 8 | 42 | 3,265 | 15 | 67 | 23 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 143,106 | 945,958 | 15.1% | 41 | 5 | 46 | 3,111 | 12 | 69 | 23 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 241,848 | 1,091,530 | 22.2% | 51 | 5 | 56 | 4,318 | 12 | 105 | 24 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 290,000 | 1,295,000 | 22.4% | 66 | 2 | 68 | 4,264 | 10 | 92 | 24 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 213,441 | 1,387,583 | 15.4% | 74 | 2 | 76 | 2,808 | 9 | 93 | 26 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 238,575 | 1,039,960 | 22.9% | 75 | 75 | 3,181 | 8 | 93 | 28 | ap2020 | ||
2021 | 229,069 | 1,165,540 | 19.7% | 77 | 2 | 79 | 2,899 | 9 | 95 | 29 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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