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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Mombasa
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. Bishop/h1> * 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 Marti ...
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Roman Rite
The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while distinct Latin liturgical rites such as the Ambrosian Rite remain, the Roman Rite has gradually been adopted almost everywhere in the Latin Church. In medieval times there were numerous local variants, even if all of them did not amount to distinct rites, yet uniformity increased as a result of the invention of printing and in obedience to the decrees of the Council of Trent of 1545–63 (see ''Quo primum''). Several Latin liturgical rites that survived into the 20th century were abandoned voluntarily after the Second Vatican Council. The Roman Rite is now the most widespread liturgical rite not only in the Catholic Church but in Christianity as a whole. The Roman Rite has been adapted through the centuries and the history of its Eucharistic ...
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Eugene Joseph Butler
Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp., was an Irish born Spiritan priest who served as Bishop of Zanzibar (1957–1964) and Bishop of Mombasa (1964–1978). He was born in Belfast, and educated by the Christian brothers locally at St. Mary's Grammar School, leaving school at 16 he worked as a clerk, before going to Kimmage Manor, to train as a priest. He studied philosophy in St. Marys College, and prefected in Blackrock College studying Theology and was ordained a Holy Ghost Father in 1928. He was sent to East Africa where he taught, holding a number of church positions. In 1957 he was appointed Bishop of Mombasa and Zanzibar, ordained in Belfast. From 1964 the Bishopric became Mombasa. Bishop Butler resigned in 1978, and retired to Ireland and stayed in the Sacred Heart Residence of the Little Sisters of the Poor at Sybil Hill, Raheny.B ...
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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Kenya
{{Short description, none The Roman Catholic Church in Kenya is composed of 4 Metropolitans and 22 suffragan dioceses. List of dioceses Episcopal Conference of Kenya Metropolitan of Kisumu * Archdiocese of Kisumu ** Diocese of Bungoma ** Diocese of Eldoret ** Diocese of Homa Bay ** Diocese of Kakamega ** Diocese of Kisii ** Diocese of Kitale ** Diocese of Lodwar Metropolitan of Mombasa * Archdiocese of Mombasa ** Diocese of Garissa ** Diocese of Malindi Metropolitan of Nairobi * Archdiocese of Nairobi ** Diocese of Kericho ** Diocese of Kitui ** Diocese of Machakos ** Diocese of Nakuru ** Diocese of Ngong ** Diocese of Wote Metropolitan of Nyeri * Archdiocese of Nyeri ** Diocese of Embu **Diocese of Isiolo ** Diocese of Maralal ** Diocese of Marsabit ** Diocese of Meru ** Diocese of Muranga **Diocese of Nyahururu External links Catholic-Hierarchy entry * Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Malindi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malindi ( la, Malindien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Malindi in the Ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya. History * June 2, 2000: Established as Diocese of Malindi from the Diocese of Garissa and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa. Ordinaries *Bishops of Malindi (Roman rite) **Bishop Francis Baldacchino (2 Jun 2000 – 9 Oct 2009; died) **Bishop Emanuel Barbara (8 July 2011 – 5 January 2018; died) **Bishop Wilybard Lagho (28 December 2020 – ) 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 th ... *Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishop Notes SourcesGCatholic.org Malindi Roman Catholic dioceses in Kenya Christian organizations established in 2000 Roman Catholic dioceses and prel ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Garissa
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garissa ( la, Garissaën is}) is a diocese located in the city of Garissa. It is administered under the Ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya. History * December 9, 1976: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Garissa from the Diocese of Mombasa and Diocese of Meru * February 3, 1984: Promoted as Diocese of Garissa Bishops * Prefects Apostolic of Garissa (Roman rite) ** Fr. Leo White, OFMCap (December 9, 1976 – 1984) * Bishops of Garissa (Roman rite) ** Bishop Paul Darmanin, OFMCap (February 3, 1984 - 9 Dec 2015) ** Bishop Joseph Alessandro, OFMCap (9 Dec 2015 - 17 Feb 2022) ** Bishop George Muthaka, OFMCap (17 Feb 2022 - present) Coadjutor Bishop * Joseph Alessandro, OFMCap (2012-2015) 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 Cat ...
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Boniface Lele
Boniface Lele (April 14, 1947 – April 9, 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1974, Lele was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui, Kenya, in 1995. He was named archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa in 2005 and resigned in 2013. He died on April 9, 2014, from a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ... at the age of 66, five days before his 67th birthday. Notes External links 1947 births 2014 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Kenya 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Kenya Roman Catholic bishops of Kitui Roman Catholic bishops of Machakos Roman Catholic archbishops of Mombasa {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub ...
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John Njenga
John Njenga (December 25, 1928 – November 4, 2018) was Roman Catholic archbishop of Mombasa Diocese from 1990 to 2005. Njenga was born to Peter Kimani and Maria Wanjir in Tigoni, Kiambu District, Kenya and attended Mang’u High School. He was ordained priest at Kibosho Major Seminary in Tanzania in 1957, and was posted to the Nairobi Diocese. In 1970 he was ordained Bishop of Eldoret, and in 1988 Bishop of Mombasa Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ..., becoming Archbishop two years later. Njenga was President of the Kenyan Episcopal Conference, a permanent organisation of Roman Catholic bishops in Kenya, from 1976 until 1982. Archbishop Emeritus John Njenga died on 4 November 2018. References Website https://ajnfoundation.com ;Additional sources Obi ...
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Nicodemus Kirima
Nicodemus Kirima (March 3, 1936 – November 27, 2007) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nyeri. Kirima served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Nyeri since 1988 when he was appointed to succeed the late Bishop Caesar Gatimu. Early life Nicodemus Kirima was born on 1936 in Karatina, Nyeri District, Kenya. He was ordained as a Catholic priest on December 22, 1962. Bishop Kirima was appointed the Roman Catholic Bishop of Mombasa in February 1978. He was appointed as Bishop of Niyeri in 1988 to replace the late Bishop Caesar Gatimu. Pope John Paul II elevated Kirima to metropolitan see in May 1990. As a result, Kirima was given the title of Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima. In 1994 he appointed chair of the Devil Worship Commission by then President Daniel arap Moi Archbishop Kirima underwent a kidney transplant in 2002 when his brother donated one of his kidneys to him. His health remained good until 2006 when Kirima developed kidney failure while on a trip to the United States. Hi ...
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Metropolitan Archdiocese Of Nairobi
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi ( la, Nairobien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya, and the Primatial see for Kenya. History *26 February 1860: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Zanguebar from the Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion in Réunion *23 November 1883: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar *1887: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Zanguebar *21 December 1906: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar *25 March 1953: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi Special churches The seat of the archbishop is a minor basilica, the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi. Bishops * Vicar Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar (Latin Church) ** Bishop Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont (27 October 1883 – 27 November 1896) * Vicars Apostolic of Zanzibar (Latin Church) ** Bishop Emile-Auguste Allgeyer (17 February 1897 – 3 April 1913) ** Bishop John Gerald Neville (1 September 1913 – 8 ...
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Holy Ghost Cathedral, Mombasa
The Holy Ghost Cathedral or just Mombasa Cathedral, is the main place of Catholic worship in the city of Mombasa, Kenya, and the seat of the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Mombasa. The first "Catholic mission" of Mombasa was founded in 1889 by Father Alexander le Roy, a Missionary of the Holy Spirit. The residence and the chapel of the first missionaries was in Ndia Kuu (the ancient city of Mombasa), but in 1895 the living conditions had become unbearable, and it was necessary to build a larger building. In January 1898 he bought five acres in what is known as 'Makadara' area, where today is the cathedral. On Easter Sunday 1898 the church was completed, but in the early twentieth century, the building was already insufficient to accommodate the number of the faithful increasingly growing. Thus in 1919 plans were made to build a new church in Mombasa and in 1923 the church was completed. See also *Roman Catholicism in Kenya The Catholic Church in Kenya is part of the worldwide C ...
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Kenya
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Mombasa
Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is known as "the white and blue city" in Kenya. It is the country's oldest (circa 900 AD) and second-largest List of cities in Kenya, cityThe World Factbook
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after the capital Nairobi, with a population of about 1,208,333 people according to the 2019 census. Its metropolitan region is the second-largest in the country, and has a population of 3,528,940 people. Mombasa's location on the Indian Ocean made it a historical trading centre, and it has been controlled by ma ...
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