Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret

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.

Diocese of Eldoret Dioecesis Eldoretensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Kisumu
Statistics
Area	9,254 km^2 (3,573 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(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

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 -)

Priests

Father Anthony Kiplagat is on loan from this diocese to the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He is serving as parochial administrator of St. Patrick Parish in Osage City, Kansas, USA and St. Patrick Parish in Scranton, KS. Father Anthony is from the town of Kapkemich and assisted in the creation of St. Anne's Girls' School.

http://st-annes-girls-school.com/about_st_annes_girls_school_kapkemich_kenya.aspx

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya
• Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops http://www.kccb.or.ke/

References

1. "Bishop Dominic Kimengich".

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• The Leaven.