Catholic Church in Kenya
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The Catholic Church in Kenya is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Pope in the Vatican City.
The earliest traces of the Catholic Church in Kenya begin with the missionaries that penetrated the state in 1498, led by Vasco da Gama. Due to regional conflict, poor transportation, and a largely nomadic presence, it became more established in northern Kenya during the twentieth century.[1]
Demographics
[edit ]According to the Catholic Church official records, there are over 18 million baptised Catholics in Kenya (nearly 40% of the country's population). According to the 2019 national housing census, 10.6 million Catholics in Kenya are strict adherents and attend Mass regularly. [2]
In 2020, there were over 3,644 priests working across more than 1,100 parishes.[3]
Organization
[edit ]Within Kenya the hierarchy consists of:
- Archbishopric
- Bishopric
Notable Catholics in Kenya
[edit ]- Moody Awori, former Vice President of Kenya [4]
- Tere at Santa Clara University [5]
- Ngina Kenyatta, former First Lady of Kenya [6] [7]
- Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya [8]
- Mwai Kibaki, former President of Kenya[9]
- Patrick Ngugi Njoroge, governor of the Central Bank of Kenya.[10] [11]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Imperato, Pascal James. African Studies Review, vol. 48, no. 1, 2005, pp. 231-232. JSTOR
- ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics" (PDF). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023年08月08日
- ^ Page on Awori at Vice-President web site Archived 2007年09月27日 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "WATERtalk Notes with Teresia Mbari Hinga - WATER - Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual" . Retrieved 2021年10月27日.
- ^ Gibbon, Peter (1995). Markets, civil society and democracy in Kenya. Nordic Africa Institute. p. 135. ISBN 978-91-7106-371-7.
- ^ Tablino, Paolo (2006). Christianity among the nomads: the Catholic communities in Marsabit, Moyale and Samburu districts of Northern Kenya. volume II. Paulines Publications Africa. p. 37. ISBN 978-9966年08月12日0-9.
- ^ "Uhuru and the Catholic connection". New African Magazine. 2013年04月04日. Retrieved 2021年10月27日.
- ^ "Kibaki leads latest Hall of Fame list as Kenya Open turns 50". Citizentv.co.ke. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 2020年05月25日.
- ^ Okoth, Edwin (16 June 2015). "MPs Neglect Policy for Private Queries In Vetting CBK Governor Nominee". Daily Nation (Nairobi). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Single bank boss who spurns luxury". BBC News. 2015年07月07日. Retrieved 2017年11月16日.