Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega

Roman Catholic diocese in Kenya

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Diocese of Kakamega

Dioecesis Kakamegaensis

Location
Country|  Kenya
Metropolitan| Kisumu
Statistics
Area| 3,517 km2 (1,358 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics|
1,988,123
342,123 (17.2%)
Information
Rite| Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Bishop| Joseph Obanyi Sagwe
Bishops emeritus| Philip Sulumeti

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega (Latin: Kakamegaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kakamega in the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.

## History

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* February 27, 1978: Established as Diocese of Kakamega from the Diocese of Kisumu

## Bishops

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* Bishops of Kakamega (Roman rite)
* Bishop Philip Sulumeti (February 27, 1978 -December 5, 2014 )
* Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe (since December 5, 2014)

### Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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* Maurice Muhatia Makumba, appointed Bishop of Nakuru in 2009

## See also

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* Roman Catholicism in Kenya
* Diocese of Kakamega [1]

## References

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1. ^ "Kakamega Diocese". kakamegadiocese.or.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-30.

## Sources

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* GCatholic.org
* Catholic Hierarchy

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