Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru (Nakuren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Nakuru in the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.

History

 * January 11, 1968: Established as Diocese of Nakuru from the Diocese of Eldoret, Diocese of Kisumu and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi

Bishops

 * Bishops of Catholic Diocese Nakuru (Roman rite)
 * Fr. Denis Newman, S.P.S. (Apostolic Administrator 1968 – 30 Aug 1971)
 * Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki (30 Aug 1971 Appointed - 14 Jun 1996 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi)
 * Peter J. Kairo (21 Apr 1997 Appointed - 19 Apr 2008 Appointed, Archbishop of Nyeri)
 * Maurice Muhatia Makumba (19 Dec 2009 Appointed -18 Feb 2022)
 * Cleophas Oseso Tuka (6 March 2023 Appointed -Present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Dominic Kimengich, appointed auxiliary bishop of Lodwar in 2010
 * Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich, appointed auxiliary bishop of Nairobi in 1996