Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Mombasa
Latin:	Archidioecesis Mombasaensis
Country:	Kenya
Province:	Mombasa
Rite:	Roman
Established:	1955
Cathedral:	Holy Ghost Cathedral
Area Km2:	38,000
Population:	2,374,309
Population As Of:	2015
Catholics:	346,382
Catholics Percent:	14.6
Parishes:	52
Metro Archbishop:	Martin Kivuva Musonde
Bishop Title:	Archbishop
Website:	mombasacatholic.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa (la|Mombasaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.

History

• May 8, 1955: Established as Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi
• December 12, 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Mombasa
• May 21, 1990: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Holy Ghost Cathedral in Mombasa.

Bishops http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/momb0.htm

• Bishop of Mombasa e Zanzibar (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1957–1964); see below
• Bishops of Mombasa (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1964–1978); see above
  • Bishop Nicodemus Kirima (1978–1988), appointed Bishop of Nyeri; future Archbishop
  • Bishop John Njenga (1988–1990); see below
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Mombasa (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop John Njenga (1990–2005); see above
  • Archbishop Boniface Lele (2005–2014 Died)
  • Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (2015–present)

Suffragan dioceses

• Garissa
• Malindi

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Archdiocese of Mombasa http://mombasacatholic.org/index.php