Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret (Template:Langx) is a diocese located in the city of Eldoret in the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
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 -)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Kenya
- Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops http://www.kccb.or.ke/
References
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Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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