Diocese of Ngong
| Diocese of Ngong | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kenya |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nairobi |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nairobi |
| Diocesan bishop | John Oballa Owaa |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Cornelius Schilder MHM |
| founding | 1959 |
| surface | 47,000 km² |
| Parishes | 29 (2004) |
| Residents | 942,395 (2005) |
| Catholics | 74,634 (2005) |
| proportion of | 7.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 30 (2004) |
| Religious priest | 27 (2004) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,309 |
| Friars | 41 (2004) |
| Religious sisters | 81 (2004) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Swahili English |
| address | Bishop's House Ngong P.O. Box 24801 Karen 00502, Kenya |
The diocese of Ngong ( Latin Dioecesis Ngongensis ) is one of five Roman Catholic dioceses in Kenya that is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Nairobi as a suffragan . The seat of the diocese is Karen , a suburb of Nairobi .
history
The diocese was founded on October 20, 1959 as the Apostolic Prefecture out of the Diocese of Kisumu and the Archdiocese of Nairobi . On December 9, 1976, the Apostolic Prefecture Ngong was raised to an independent diocese. The diocese is located in the Ngong region, the homeland of the Maasai , in southern Kenya on the border with Tanzania and includes the former administrative districts of Kajiado, Narok and Transmara in today's counties of Kajiado and Narok .
The diocese has 29 parishes and operates two high schools (boys / girls), four elementary schools , a hospital , four health centers and nine pharmacies . The diocese is also involved in nine vocational training centers and three homes for disabled children.
The Mill Hill Missionaries (St. Joseph's Missionaries of Mill Hill) have been active in what is now Kenya since 1895 and have founded numerous schools, hospitals and health centers in the parishes they look after. The bishops of the Diocese of Ngong all came from the Mill Hill Missionary Institute. The Congregation of Carmelites of the Immaculate Mother of God ( Carmelites of Mary Immaculate , CMI) is committed to education and training for sustainable livestock and agriculture.
Bishops
- Joannes de Reeper MHM, 1960–1964, then Bishop of Kisumu
- Colin Cameron Davies MHM, 1964-2002
- Cornelius Schilder MHM, 2002–2009
- vacant (2009–2012; Apostolic Administrator during this period was John Cardinal Njue )
- John Oballa Owaa , since 2012
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mill Hill Missionaries: 100 Years of Gospel Service in Kenya, ( September 30, 2007 memento in the Internet Archive ) agenzia fides, 2003.
- ↑ The current letter from Father Paul , May 15, 2007.