Malindi diocese
| Malindi diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kenya |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mombasa |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 2000 |
| surface | 33,254 km² |
| Parishes | 17 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 539,827 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 29,171 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 5.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 833 |
| Friars | 25 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 55 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Anthony |
The diocese of Malindi ( Latin : Dioecesis Malindiensis ) is a bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church located in Kenya . The seat of the diocese is Malindi , about 100 kilometers north of Mombasa on the coast of the Indian Ocean .
history
The diocese of Malindi was founded on June 2, 2000 by Pope John Paul II as a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Mombasa out of territory of the diocese Garissa and the archbishopric Mombasa .
Vasco da Gama Chapel, Malindi
Vasco da Gama Chapel, Malindi
Bishops
- 2000-2009 Francis Baldacchino OFMCap
- 2011–2018 Emanuel Barbara OFMCap
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Malindi diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry about the Diocese of Malindi (KEC) ( Memento from August 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (English)