Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret
Roman Catholic diocese in Kenya
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Diocese of Eldoret Dioecesis Eldoretensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Kenya |
Metropolitan | Kisumu |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,254 km2 (3,573 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 1,623,648 401,703 (24.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rev. Dominic Kimengich |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret (Latin: Eldoreten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Eldoret in the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
History
- June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Eldoret from the Diocese of Kisumu
- October 13, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Eldoret
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Prefect Apostolic of Eldoret (Roman rite)
- Father Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. (1954 - 13 Oct 1959); see below
- Bishops of Eldoret (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. (13 Oct 1959 – 19 Oct 1970); see above
- Bishop John Njenga (19 Oct 1970 – 25 Oct 1988), appointed Bishop of Mombasa; future Archbishop
- Bishop Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir (2 Apr 1990 – 30 Oct 2017); given the 2009 Milele lifetime achievement award from Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights
- Bishop Dominic Kimengich [1] (16 Nov 2019 -)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Kenya
- Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops http://www.kccb.or.ke/
References
- ^ "Bishop Dominic Kimengich".
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- The Leaven. [1][permanent dead link]
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