Maurice Anthony Crowley SPS, is an Irish born priest and who serves as Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale ( la, Kitalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kitale in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu, Kisumu in Kenya. History * April 3, 1998: Established as Diocese of Kita ...

, Kenya.

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Crowley is a member of the Saint Patrick's Society for the Foreign Missions. Born in 1946 in Berrings,

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...

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, he earned a BSc from

University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one ...

in 1968, prior to completing his priestly formation with the Kiltegan Fathers and ordination in 1972. Fr. Crowley moved to

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi ...

in 1972. From 1983 he served as Rector Mother of Apostles Seminary, Eldoret, Kenya, until 1998 and Vicar general Eldoret Catholic Diocese from 1992 until 1998. In 1998 he was appointed

of the Catholic Diocese, Kitale,

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi ...

. In 2017 Bishop Crowley was appointed by the Pope to oversee Eldoret diocese, prior to the appointment of a new bishop. Crowley is a member of the council of the

Catholic University of Eastern Africa Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), is a multi-campus private university in Kenya. It is accredited by the Commission for University Education in Kenya. Location The main campus of the university is located along Bogani East Roa ...

. In 2020 Bishop Crowley was appointed to the first governing Council of Tangaza University College in

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...

, following it being granted

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. Irish missionaries take governing roles at Kenyan university
by Matt Moran, Union of Catholic Asian News, 30 June 2020.

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