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

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located in the city of

Eldoret Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. The town was referred to by white settlers as Farm 64, 64 and colloquially by locals as 'Sisibo'. As per the 2019 Kenya Population ...

in the

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History

* June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Eldoret from the

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* 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'' *

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s of Eldoret (Roman rite) ** Bisho
Joseph Brendan Houlihan
S.P.S. (13 Oct 1959 – 19 Oct 1970); ''see above'' ** Bishop

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(19 Oct 1970 – 25 Oct 1988), appointed Bishop of Mombasa; future

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** Bishop

Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir Cornelius Kipng'eno Arap Korir (6 July 1950 – 30 October 2017) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Eldoret. He was born in Segutiet village, Bomet District, in the former Rift Valley Province of ...

(2 Apr 1990 – 30 Oct 2017); given the 2009

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lifetime achievement award from Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights ** Bisho
Dominic Kimengich
(16 Nov 2019 -)

Priests

Father Anthony Kiplagat is on loan from this diocese to the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He is serving as parochial administrator of St. Patrick Parish in Osage City, Kansas, USA and St. Patrick Parish in Scranton, KS. Father Anthony is from the town of Kapkemich and assisted in the creation of St. Anne's Girls' School. http://st-annes-girls-school.com/about_st_annes_girls_school_kapkemich_kenya.aspx

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