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Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret

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Metropolitan
  
Kisumu

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Kenya

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
9,254 km²

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2006)1,623,648401,703 (24.7%)

Bishop
  
Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu

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.

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History

  • June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Eldoret from the Diocese of Kisumu
  • October 13, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Eldoret

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Eldoret (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir (since 1990.04.02); given the 2009 Milele lifetime achievement award from Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights
  • Archbishop John Njenga (1970.10.19 – 1988.10.25)
  • Bishop Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. (1959.10.13 – 1970.10.19)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Eldoret (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. (1954 – 1959.10.13)

    • 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

    References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret Wikipedia
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