Diocese of Kericho
| Diocese of Kericho | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kenya |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nairobi |
| Diocesan bishop | Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Emmanuel Okombo |
| founding | 1995 |
| surface | 4,800 km² |
| Parishes | 21 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,676,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 234,335 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 14% |
| Diocesan priest | 28 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 22 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,687 |
| Friars | 35 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 58 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Swahili English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
The Diocese of Kericho ( lat. : Dioecesis Kerichoensis ) is in Kenya situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Kericho .
history
The Diocese of Kericho was established on December 6, 1995 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Cum ad aeternam from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Nakuru and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Nairobi as a suffragan .
Bishops of Kericho
- Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo , 1995–2003, then Bishop of Homa Bay
- Emmanuel Okombo , 2003-2019
- Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich , since 2019
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Cum ad aeternam , AAS 88 (1996), n.4, p. 346f.