Diocese of Homa Bay
| Diocese of Homa Bay | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kenya |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kisumu |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Linus Okok Okwach |
| founding | 1993 |
| surface | 7,778 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 1,980,000 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 399,273 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 20.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 32 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,829 |
| Friars | 37 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 198 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Swahili English |
| cathedral | St. Paul's Cathedral |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay ( lat. : Dioecesis Homa Bayensis ) is in Kenya situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Homa Bay .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it on October 18, 1993 from cession of territory by the diocese of Kisii and it was subordinated to the archdiocese of Kisumu as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Homa Bay
- Linus Okok Okwach (October 18, 1993 - February 20, 2002)
-
Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (March 22, 2003– November 15, 2018), then Archbishop of Kisumu
- Sedis vacancy since November 15, 2018
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the Diocese of Homa Bay on Giga-Catholic (English)
St. Paul Cathedral in Homa Bay
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Homa Bay
