The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa ( la, Mombasaën(sis)) is the
Metropolitan
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* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
* Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England
* Metropolitan county, a typ ...
See
See or SEE may refer to:
* Sight - seeing
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Music:
** ''See'' (album), studio album by rock band The Rascals
*** "See", song by The Rascals, on the album ''See''
** "See" (Tycho song), song by Tycho
* Television
* ...
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
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* 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.
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(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
Martin Kivuva Musonde
Martin Kivuva Musonde, (born on 10 February 1952), is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mombasa, effective 9 December 2014. He previously served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Machakos from 2003 until 2014.
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(2015–present)
Suffragan dioceses
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Garissa
Garissa ( so, Gaarrisa) is the capital of Garissa County, Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.
Geography
The Tana River, which rises in Mount Kenya east of Nyeri, flows through the Garissa. The Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctuar ...
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Malindi
Sources
GCatholic.org*Kenya Conference of Catholi
Bishops
*Archdiocese of Mombas
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