The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii ( la, Kisiian(us)) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
located in the city of
Kisii in 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 sev ...
of
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 p ...
in
Kenya
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History
* May 21, 1960: Established as Diocese of Kisii from the
Diocese of Kisumu
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu ( la, Kisumuen(sis)) is the Latin Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in western Kenya.
The cathedral archiepiscopal see is St. Theresa’s Cathedral, in Kisumu, Kisumu County.
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Bishops
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Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
s of Kisii (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Maurice Michael Otunga
Maurice Michael Otunga (January 1923 – 6 September 2003) was a Kenyan Catholic prelate and cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Nairobi from 1971 until his resignation in 1997. Pope Paul VI elevated him into the cardinalate in 197 ...
(21 May 1960 – 15 Nov 1969), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi; future
Cardinal
Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to:
Animals
* Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**'' Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**'' Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, t ...
** Bisho
Tiberius Charles Mugendi(15 Nov 1969 – 17 Dec 1993)
** Bishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa (since 19 Dec 1994)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
appointed Bishop of Kakamega in 2014
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Kenya
The Catholic Church in Kenya is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Pope in the Vatican City.
The earliest traces of the Catholic Church in Kenya begin with th ...
*Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishop
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Kenya
Christian organizations established in 1960
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1960 establishments in Kenya
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kisumu
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