The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu ( la, Kisumuen(sis)) is the Latin Metropolitan See for the

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...

Kisumu Kisumu ( ) is the third-largest city in Kenya after the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa (census 2019). It is the third-largest city after Kampala and Mwanza in the Lake Victoria Basin. Apart from being an important polit ...

in western

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

. The

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archiepiscopal see is St. Theresa’s Cathedral, in

Kisumu County Kisumu County is one of 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya. Its borders follow those of the original Kisumu District, one of the former administrative districts of the former Nyanza Province in western Kenya. Its headquarters is Kisumu Cit ...

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 898,036 Catholics (35.5% of 2,531,000 total on 4,616 km² in 41 parishes and a mission with 95 priests (70 diocesan, 25 religious), 349 lay religious (49 brothers, 300 sisters) and 35 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

Its Suffragan sees are: *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma ( la, Bungomaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bungoma in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya. History * April 27, 1987: Established as Diocese of Bungoma from the Diocese of Kakamega ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret The Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret ( la, Eldoreten(sis)) 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 ...

, senior daughter * Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega ( la, 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 K ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii ( la, Kisiian(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Kisii in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya. History * May 21, 1960: Established as Diocese of Kisii from the Diocese of Kisumu Bishops * B ...

, daughter *

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 ...

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodwar

History

* Established on 15 Jul 1925 as

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of Kavirondo, on territory split off from the then

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* Promoted on 27 May 1932 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kisumu *Promoted on 25 Mar 1953 as Diocese of Kisumu * Lost territories repeatedly : on 29 Jun 1953 to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Eldoret, on 20 Oct 1959 to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Ngong, on 21 May 1960 to establish Diocese of Kisii, on 11 Jan 1968 to establish Diocese of Nakuru, on 27 Feb 1978 to establish Diocese of Kakamega * Promoted on 21 May 1990 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisumu

Bishops

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite) ;'' Apostolic Prefect of Kavirondo'' * Gorgonio Brandsma,

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(M.H.M.) (born Netherlands) (2 Dec 1925 – 27 May 1932 ''see below'') ;''Apostolic Vicars of Kisumu'' * Gorgonio Brandsma, M.H.M. ('' see above'' 27 May 1932 – death 20 Jun 1935),

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of Bargala (1933 – 20 Jun 1935) * Nicolas Stam, M.H.M. (born Netherlands) (9 Mar 1936 – retired 1946), Titular Bishop of Cediæ (9 Mar 1936 – 26 May 1949); died 1949 * Frederick Hall, M.H.M. (born England, UK) (9 Apr 1948 – 25 Mar 1953 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Alba Marittima (9 Apr 1948 – 25 Mar 1953) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Kisumu'' *

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, M.H.M. (''see above'' 25 Mar 1953 – retired 2 Dec 1963), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Castra nova (2 Dec 1963 – resigned 27 Jul 1976), died 1988 * Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. (born Netherlands) (16 Jan 1964 – retired 20 Mar 1976), died 1980; previously Apostolic Prefect of Ngong (Kenya) (15 Jan 1960 – 16 Jan 1964) *

Philip Sulumeti Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

(first Kenyan incumbent) (9 Dec 1976 – 28 Feb 1978), succeeding as previous Titular Bishop of Urci (28 May 1972 – 9 Dec 1976) and Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu (28 May 1972 – 9 Dec 1976); next Bishop of Kakamega (Kenya) (28 Feb 1978 – retired 5 Dec 2014) * Zacchaeus Okoth (27 Feb 1978 – 21 May 1990 ''see below'') ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Kisumu'' *

Zacchaeus Okoth Mgr. Zacchaeus Okoth (born 5 July 1942) is a retired Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kisumu in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , ...

(''see above'' 21 May 1990 – retired 12 Jan 2019), also President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (1991 – 1997) *

Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo Philip Anyolo (born May 18, 1956, in Tongaren, Bungoma) is a Kenyan Roman Catholic Bishop who serves as Archbishop of Nairobi. He was ordained priest for the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley regi ...

(12 Jan 2019 – 28 October 2021); next Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (28 October 2021- ...)

Auxiliary Bishops

* Maurice Michael Otunga (1956-1960), appointed Bishop of Kisii; future Cardinal *

(1972-1976), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

John Oballa Owaa John Oballa Owaa (born 28 August 1958, Ahero, Nyando District, Kenya) is the bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong, Ngong Diocese in Kenya - consecrated 2012 April, 14 in Ngong. His principal consecrator was John Cardinal Njue. He was appoint ...

, appointed Bishop of Ngong in 2012 * Emmanuel Okombo Wandera (priest here, 1972-1987), appointed Bishop of Kericho in 2003 * Linus Okok Okwach, appointed bishop of Homa Bay 18 October 1993, resigned, 20 Feb 2002, died 12 September 2020

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections
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