Philip Anyolo (born May 18, 1956, in Tongaren, Bungoma) is a Kenyan

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who serves as

Archbishop of Nairobi The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi ( la, Nairobien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya, and the Primatial see for Kenya. History *26 February 1860: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Zang ...

. He was ordained priest for the Catholic Diocese of

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, Kenya, on October 15, 1983. Pope John Paul II appointed Philip Anyolo as Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho ( la, Kerichoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kericho in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya. History * December 5, 1995: Established as Diocese of Kericho from the Diocese of Naku ...

on December 6, 1995. He was consecrated as bishop in Kericho on February 3, 1996. Anyolo served as the

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of the Catholic Diocese of Kericho, Kenya, until March 22, 2003. On February 20, 2002, Msgr. Philip was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay The Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay ( la, Homa Bayen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Homa Bay in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya. History * October 18, 1993: Established as Diocese of Homa Bay from the Diocese of Kis ...

, upon the resignation of Rt. Rev. Linus Okok Okwach. On March 22, 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him as the second Bishop of that diocese; he was installed on May 23, 2003. He has served as the Chairperson of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops. He was appointed Archbishop of Kisumu on November 15, 2018 and installed on January 12, 2019. On October 28, 2021, Pope Francis appointed him as Archbishop of Nairobi.

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1956 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Kenya People from Bungoma County 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Kenya Roman Catholic bishops of Kericho Roman Catholic archbishops of Kisumu Roman Catholic bishops of Homa Bay Kenyan Roman Catholic bishops {{Kenya-bio-stub