Nakuru's Christ the King Catholic church. [Photo: courtesy]
The Catholic Diocese of Nakuru will be marking its Golden Jubilee this January 2018.
Catholic Diocese of Nakuru was established on 11th January 1968 after being hived off from the diocese of Eldoret, Diocese of Kisumu and the metropolitan diocese of Nairobi.
The Golden Jubilee celebrations will be held on Saturday, January 13 2018 at the Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) showground, Nakuru.
The diocese was first led by Fr. Denis Newman as apostolic administrator from inception up to 30th August 1971 when Archbishop Raphael S.
Ndingi Mwana'a Nzeki took over.
The outspoken Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki led the Diocese from 1971 up to 14 Jun 1996 when he was appointed, coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi.
Taking over from Ndingi from the 21st of June 1997 was Archbishop Peter J. Kairu who stayed up to 19 Apr 2008.
He was later appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nyeri.
Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba was appointed on 19 Dec 2009 to take over from Peter Kairu and is currently the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru.
According to Fr. Evans Njogu the St. Joseph Catholic Church parish priest, the Jubilee celebrations will be led by Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo who is the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya. Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo is the ecclesiastical permanent diplomatic representative of the Pope in Kenya.