Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Kakamega
Latin:	Dioecesis Kakamegaensis
Metropolitan:	Kisumu
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area Km2:	3,517
Population:	1,988,123
Catholics:	342,123
Catholics Percent:	17.2
Bishop:	Joseph Obanyi Sagwe
Emeritus Bishops:	Philip Sulumeti

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega (Latin: Kakamegaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kakamega in the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.

History

• February 27, 1978: Established as Diocese of Kakamega from the Diocese of Kisumu

Bishops

• Bishops of Kakamega (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Philip Sulumeti (February 27, 1978 -December 5, 2014)
  • Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe (since December 5, 2014)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Maurice Muhatia Makumba, appointed Bishop of Nakuru in 2009

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya
• Diocese of Kakamega ^[1]

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Kakamega Diocese. kakamegadiocese.or.ke. 2020-05-30.