| ORDINARY:
Rt.Rev. Salesius Mugambi.
Born at Egandene, Meru
Date of Birth: 1951
Ordained Priest: 10.12.1977
Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Meru 1.11.2001
Consecrated Bishop: 19.03.2002
Took over the Diocese:19.03.2004
Address:
Office: Bishop’s House, Cathedral Road, P.O. Box 16, Meru
Tel. 254-064-20261/ 20317/30614 Fax: 30524
Email: bishopmeru@catholicchurch.or.ke
Predecessors:
1. Mr. Balbo Giovanni, Prefect Apostolic from 1926 to 1929
2. Mgr. Carlo,Re, Pro-Perfect Apostolic from 1930 to 1935
3. Mr. Nepote Fus Giuseppe, Prefect Apostolic from 1936 to 1946
4. Mr. Cavallera Carlo, Pro-prefect Apostolic from 1947 to 1954
5. Rt. Rev. Lawrence Victor Bessone Diocesan Bishop from 1954 to 1976 6. Rt. Rev. Silas Silvius. Njiru 1976 -2004
BRIEF HISTORY:
Meru diocese is located in the Eastern Province of Kenya. It comprises the civil districts of Embu and Meru. It was founded on March 10, 1926 as the prefecture Apostoic of Meru. It was elevated to the diocese of Meru on May 7, 1953 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nyeri.
By the decree of the Holy See, Meru was split form Nyeri and was made an Apostoic Prefecture on March 10, 1926. Up to the outbreak of the World War 2 between 1936 and 1945 there were 8 mission stations wiht resident priests.
On May 7, 1953, Meru was made a diocese and was given the first residential Bishop in the person of Rt. Rev. Lawrence VIctor Bessone of Consolata Fathers. Currently Meru is serving four districts Meru North, Meru Central, Meru South and Meru East.
STATISTICS:
Area (square kilometers): 9,922
Total population: 2,217,111
Catholics: 737,252
Deaneries: 7
Number of Parishes: 45
PARISHES:
1. AMUNG’ENTI (Our Lady of Assumption): (1913)
P.O. Box 75-60600 Maua, Tel. (064) 21033
2. BUURI (Mary Mother of Good Health): (2000)
P.O. Box890, 60200 Meru
Heralds of Good News.
3. CHAARIA: (1984)
P .0. Box 422,60200 Meru Tel Gaitu 7
Diocesan Priests
Cottolengo Brothers, P.O. Box 142(), Meru,Tel. Gaitu 8
Cottolengo Brothers Formation House and Noviciate
Home for mentally Retarded Males
Dispensary, -1 Pril11ary School & 1 polytechnic
4. CHEERA (St. Michael): (1997)
P.O. Box 736-60400 Chuka. Tel.: (064) 30490
5. CHUKA (St. Joseph): (1933)
P.O. Box 34-60400 Chuka Tel. (064) 30014
6. GATIMBI (Our Lady of Assumption): (1999)
P.O. Box 1448-60200 Meru. Tel. (064) 20299
7. GATUNGA (Mary Mother of God and The Church): (1963)
P.O. Box 255-60200 Meru, Tel: Marimanti 3
8. IGOJI (Our Lady of Holy Rosary): (1911)
P.O.. Box 21-60402 Igoji Tel. (064) 22506
9. IRUMA (Holy Reedemer): (1990)
P.O. Box 154-60401 Chogoria
10. KAGAENE (St. John the Baptist): (1999),
P.O. Box 1145-60200, Meru.
11. KAJUKI (St. Peter) (2000):
P.O. Box 708-60400- Chuka
12. KANGETA (Blessed Virgin): (1975)
P.O. Box 330,60600 Maua
13. KANYAKINE (St. Paul): (1961)
P.O. Box 613,60200 Meru, Tel. (064) 51377
13. KARIAKOMO (Holy Trinity): (1970)
P.O. Box 6, 60401Chogoria, Tel. (064) 22381
14. KIANJAI (Queen of Peace): (1987)
P.O. Box 90,60602 Kianjai, Tel. (064) 66348
15. KIBIRICHIA (Uganda Martyrs): (1992)
P.O. Box 261,60201 Kibirichia Tel. (064) 41112
17. KIIRUA (Our Lady of Fatima): (1957)
P.O. Box 225,60200 MeRU Tel. (064) 41014
18. KIONYO (St. Stephen): (1997)
P.O. Box 25, 60211 Kionyo, Tel:(064) 6751501
19. MAGUMONI (St. Therese of the Child Jesus): (1979)
P.O. Box 99 Magumoni, Tel. (064) 630330
20. MATERI (Regina Populi): (1957)
P.O. Box 72 Mem, Tel. Chiakariga 19
21. MAUA (St. Paul): (1983)
P.O. Box 220, Tel. (0167) 21006, Fax: (0167) 21062
22. MERU (St.Joseph Cathedral): (1959),
P.O. Box 189, 60200 Meru, Tel: (064) 20318
23. MlKINDURI (Mary Mother of God): (1922)
P. O Box 23, Meru, Tel. Mikinduri 32
24. MlTUNGUU (St. Francis of Assisi): (1996)
P.O Box 73, Mitunguu, Tel: 33 Mitunguu
25. MUJWA (Our Lady of Sorrows): (1911)
P.O. Box 36, Nkubu Tel: (0164) 51021
Consolata Missionaries
Nazareth Sisters, P.O. Box 81 Nkubu, Tel. (0164) 51162
Mujwa Primary and Secondary School, P.O. Box 39, Nkubu. Tel. (0164) 51256
Secondary Schools -38 Primary Schools
Dispensaries & 3 Mobile Clinics
26. MUKOTHIMA (Holy Family): (1996)
P.O. Box 2897, 60200 Meru
27. MUTHAMBI (Uganda Martyrs): (1959)
P.O. Box 24, Marima, Tel. (0166) 22086
Diocesan Priests
Nazareth Sisters, P.O. Box 92, Marima. Tel. (0166) 22330
Magundu Girls Secondary School, P.0. Box 138, Chuka. Tel.. (0166) 30148
3 SecondarySchools-19PrimarySchools
2 Dispensaries
2 Mobile Clinics
1 Small Home for Disabled Children
28. MUTUATI: (1976)
P.O. Box 812, Meru. Tel. (0167) 21415, Laare
Consolata Missionaries
Blessed Virgin Sisters
1 Secondary School .
16 Primary Schools
1 Dispensary & 1 Mobile Clinic
29. NKABUNE (Holy Family): (1959) P.O. Box 97, Tel. (064) 31061
30. NKUBU (Our Lady of Consolata): (1948)
P.O. Box 148,60,200 Meru. Tel. (064) 51298
31. RIIJI (St. Theresa of the Child Jesus): (1977)
P.O. Box 952,60,200 Meru. Tel. (064) 46217,
33. TIGANIA (Our Lady Help of Christians): (1913)
P.O. Box 73,60,200 Meru. Tel. (064) 66043
34. TIMAU (Our Lady of Visitation): (1975)
P.O. Box 28,60203 Timau.Tel. (062) 41010 Fax (062) 41288
35. TUURU (St. Theresa): (1922)
P.O. Box 77,60200 Meru. Tel. (064) 21426
36. Ruiru (immaculate Conception):
(1970), P.O Box 2234, 60200 Meru, Tel (064) 66514
37. Runogone (Blessed Joseph Allamano): (2005), P.O Box 3181, 60,200 Meru.
38. Athi(St. Thomas the Apostle) (13.12.2000) P.O Box 374, 60600 Maua.
39. Giaki (St. Philip the Apostle) (15.2.2004), P.O Box 3242, 60200 Meru.
40.Iruma (Holy Reedemer): (1990), P.O Box 1649, 60200 Meru, Tel (064)22149
41.Kagaene (St. John the Baptist), (1999), P.O Box 1145, 60200 Meru
42.Laare ( St Peter and Paul Apostles) (29.6.2003), P.O Box 128, 60601
Laare, Tel:(064) 21494
43. Magungu (Our Lady Mother of Mercy): 24.6.2002, P.O Box 138, 60400 Chuka
44. Michaka (St Joseph the Worker): (1.5.2005), P.O. Box 2258 Meru,
Tel. (064) 41347
45. Athi (St. Thomas the Apostle) (2002) P. O. Box 374 - 60600 Maua
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