The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho () is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Kericho
Kericho is the largest town in Kericho County, located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Positioned on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho benefits from a warm and temperate climate, making it good for agriculture, especially l ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
Nairobi
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in
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
.
History
* December 5, 1995: Established as Diocese of Kericho from the
Diocese of Nakuru. The Diocese has 48 parishes with various religious institutions, congregations, schools, hospitals, health centers, projects and programmes.
Leadership
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
s of Kerich
(Latin Church)
**
Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo
Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (born 18 May 1956) is a Kenyan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi, Nairobi since 2021. He has been a bishop since 1996, serving as ordinary in Roman Cat ...
(December 6, 1995 – March 22, 2003), appointed Bishop of Homa Bay
**
Emmanuel Wandera Okombo (March 23, 2003 - December 13, 2019) Bishop Emertus
**
Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich
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(Since December 14, 2019
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Kenya
The Catholic Church in Kenya is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Pope in the Vatican City.
The earliest traces of the Catholic Church in Kenya begin with t ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Kenya
Christian organizations established in 1995
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nairobi
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