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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii

Roman Catholic diocese in Kenya

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Diocese of Kisii Dioecesis Kisiianus
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Kisumu
Statistics
Area	2,196 km2 (848 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,800,000 399,624 (22.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Mairura Okemwa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii (Latin: Kisiian(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Kisii in the ecclesiastical provinceofKisumuinKenya.

History[edit]

• May 21, 1960: Established as Diocese of Kisii from the Diocese of Kisumu

Bishops[edit]

• Bishops of Kisii (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Maurice Michael Otunga (21 May 1960 – 15 Nov 1969), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi; future Cardinal
  • Bishop Tiberius Charles Mugendi (15 Nov 1969 – 17 Dec 1993)
  • Bishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa (since 19 Dec 1994)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[edit]

• Joseph Obanyi Sagwe, appointed Bishop of Kakamega in 2014

See also[edit]

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya
• Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops [1]

Sources[edit]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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