Diocese of Kisii
| Diocese of Kisii | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kenya |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kisumu |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Mairura Okemwa |
| founding | 1960 |
| surface | 2,196 km² |
| Parishes | 16 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 1,876,000 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 451.173 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 24% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,891 |
| Friars | 10 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 144 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Swahili English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Charles Lwanga |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii ( lat. : Dioecesis Kisiianus ) is in Kenya situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Kisii . It includes the counties of Kisii and Nyamira .
history
Pope John XXIII founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Divina Christi on May 21, 1960 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Kisumu and it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Nairobi as a suffragan diocese.
On October 18, 1993, it lost part of its territory to the Diocese of Homa Bay . On May 21, 1990, it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Kisumu .
Bishops of Kisii
- Maurice Michael Otunga (May 21, 1960 - November 15, 1969, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi )
- Tiberius Charles Mugendi (November 15, 1969 - December 17, 1993, died)
- Joseph Mairura Okemwa , since December 19, 1994