Bishop: Rt. Rev. Maurice Muhatia Makumba
Date of Birth: 1968
Place of Birth: Kakamega
Appointed: December 19, 2009
Ordained and Installed: February 27, 2010
Past Bishops: Archbishop Emeritus Raphael Ndingi Mwana'a Nzeki (Nairobi) and Archbishop Peter Kairo (Nyeri)

Address:
Office: Moi Road, P.O Box 938, Nukuru.
Tel. 254-051- 211634/5/6 Fax: 254-051-41137
E-mail: cdnbshop@africaonline.co.ke
Website:www.cathdnkenya.org

BRIEF HISTORY:

Nakuru diocese is located in Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It was once a part of the ecclesiastical territory of the Vicariate of the Upper Nile. In 1928, the first mission was opended at Nakuru. However at the time, the area now covered by the diocese was occupied by white settlers, migrant laorers, and by by the local communities.

The mobility of the African population limited progress of evangelisation within the white settled areas referred to as "White Highlands". In the reserves, the conservative attitudes of the Kalenjin people coupled with resistance from other Christian Missionaries made evangelisation extremely difficult.

With the commissioning of the Beecher report in 1949, the then Government needed assistance to immediately facilitate the expansion of primary education and in the management of schools. The Catholic Missionaries seized up the opportunity. THis is turn created a break-through for evangelisation in the area. As expected, the schools under Catholic management grew in numbers with corresponding increases in catechumen. The development gave Catholc Missionaries the first opportunity to begin Evangelisaiton on a wider basis in the area.

Nakuru Diocese was created on January 11th, 1968.Nakuru and Baringo Districts were taken from the Diocese of Eldoret, Kericho District from the Diocese of Kisumu and a very small area from the Archdiocese of Nairobi. The new Diocese was originally given in the pastoral care of St. Patrick’s Missionaries, who worked hand in hand with the Mill Hill Fathers. They were later joined by the Comboni Fathers, then by the Spiritan Fathers; later still by the Franscan Friars and by the Contemplative Evangelisers of the Heart of Christ. Diocesan Priests, now and for some years, outnumber all other groups by a wide margin. Since 1995, when the Diocese of Kericho was created, the Diocese comprises of Nakuru, Baringo and Koibatek Districts.

STATISTICS

• Area (Square kilometers): 18,342
• Total population: 1,588,582
• Catholics: 217,324
• Deaneries: 8
• Parishes: 40
  

PARISHES:

1. BAHATI (St. Augustine’s): (1970):
P.O Box 1660,Nakuru.

2.BARBELLO (Incarnate Word): (1980), P.OBox 6, Marigat

3.CATHEDRAL NAKURU (Christ the King): (1928)
P.O Box 314, Nakuru.

4.EGERTON (St. Augustine’s Chaplaincy): (1996),
P.O Box 116, Njoro:

5. ELBURGON (St. Peter’s) (1962)
P.O Box 29,Elburgon.

6. ELDAMA RAVINE (St. Patrick’s): (1964):
P.O Box 50 Eldama Ravine.

7. GILGIL (Church of the Holy Spirit): (1970)
P.O Box 100, Gilgil

8. KABARNET (Mary Mother of God) (1980)
P.O Box 20 Kabarnet

9. KABAZI:

10. KAMWAURA (Ss. John’s & Paul): (1987) P.OBox 368, Molo

11. KAPTERE (St. Peter’s) (1993) P.O Box 283, Kabartonjo

12. KERIO VALLEY-SALAWA (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary): (1988):
P.O Box 272, Kabarnet.

13. KIAMAINA (St. Michael’s) (1993)
P.O.Box 15244, Nakuru.

14.KIPSARAMAN (Holy Family) (1978) P.O Box 30, Kabarnet

15.KIPTANGWANY (Ss. Peter &Paul): (1991) P.O Box 516 Nakuru

16.KITURO: (St. Joseph the Worker) (1956) P.O Box 10 Kabarnet.

17.KOSITEI (Christ of the Nativity) (1978): P.O Box 91,Marogat

18.LANET (St. Peter’s): P.O Box 9619, Nakuru

19.LARMUDIAC (St. Joseph): (1982) P.O Box 413, Njoro

20.LONGONOT (Ss. Simon & Jude): (1972): P.O Box 279, Naivasha.

21. LOWER SUBUKIA (St. Francis) (1984) P.O Box 111 Subukia

22.MARIGAT (St. Theresa of the Child Jesus) (1977) P.O Box 6, Marigat

23.MILIMANI (Holy Trinity) (1972) P.O Box 829, Nakuru

24.MOGOTIO (Holy Cross): (1977) P.O Box 4 Mogotio

25.MOLO (St. Mary’s): (1955) P.O Box 105 Molo

26. NAIVASHA (St. Francis Xavier) (1967) P.O Box 9 Naivasha.

27. NAKURU WEST (Holy Cross) (1983), P.O Box 7166, Nakuru

28. NJORO (St. Charles Lwanga): (1969) P.O Box 59, Njoro

29. OLENGURUONE (St. Kizito) (1975) P.O Box 30, Olenguruone.

30. RONGAI (Mary Mother of God): (9179) P.O Box 148 Rongai

31. ST. JOSEPH NAKURU (St. Joseph The Worker) (1991):

32. SUBUKIA (St. John’s):(1972)P.O Box 50 subukia

33. TANGULBEI (St. Luke’s): (1991), P.O Box 182 Marigat

34. WANYORORO (St. Paul’s): (1982), P.O Box 2177, Nakuru.

35. MARY IMMACULATE (Mary Immaculate) (2004) P. o. Box 12362 - 20100 Nakuru

36. MWARAGANIA P. O. Box 921 - 20106 Molo

37. ST. TIMOTHY P.O. BOX 938 - 20100 Nakuru

38. TOTAL (St. Timothy) (2003) P. O. Box 316 - 20106 Molo

39. TUGOMOI P. O. Box 47 - 30403 Marigat