Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (Latin: Nairobien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya, and the Primatial see for Kenya.

26 February 1860: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Zanguebar from the Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion in Réunion

23 November 1883: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar

1887: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Zanguebar

21 December 1906: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar

25 March 1953: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi

The seat of the archbishop is a Minor Basilica, the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi.