Mgr. Zacchaeus Okoth (born 5 July 1942) is a retired

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Archbishop of Kisumu in

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Biography

Okoth was ordained a priest on 13 November 1968. He was appointed Bishop of Kisumu on 27 February 1978, and became Archbishop when Kisumu was elevated to an archdiocese in 1990. Okoth was actively involved in politics during his career, having argued that the passage 2010 constitutional referendum was not enough to end the "culture of impunity among political leadership". Okoth retired in 2019 after over five decades as a priest.

Corruption allegations

Okoth has been accused by parish officials and other priests of corruption. According to one report, Okoth routinely mismanaged church funds and went as far as to harass other priests.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Zacchaeus Okoth
1942 births Living people 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Kenya Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Kenya Roman Catholic archbishops of Kisumu Roman Catholic bishops of Kisumu Kenyan Roman Catholic bishops {{Kenya-bio-stub