The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malindi ( la, Malindien(sis)) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
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located in the city of
Malindi in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Mombasa
Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...
in
Kenya
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History
* June 2, 2000: Established as Diocese of Malindi from the
Diocese of Garissa and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa.
Ordinaries
*Bishops of Malindi (Roman rite)
**Bishop
Francis Baldacchino (2 Jun 2000 – 9 Oct 2009; died)
**Bishop
Emanuel Barbara (8 July 2011 – 5 January 2018; died)
**Bishop
Wilybard Lagho (28 December 2020 – )
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
Notes
Sources
GCatholic.org
Malindi
Roman Catholic dioceses in Kenya
Christian organizations established in 2000
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mombasa
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