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Diocese of Homa Bay

Dioecesis Homa Bayensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 18 October 1993
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kisumu
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 7,778 (3,004 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 326, 40300 Homa Bay, Kenya
  • Telephone: 721.375.547

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
18 October 1993ErectedDiocese of Kisii Diocese of Homa Bay (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1999346,0331,600,00021.6%269359,8863136922ap2000
2000362,4401,600,00022.7%2583310,9833038322ap2001
2001333,6941,600,00020.9%289379,0183040221ap2002
2002347,3931,700,00020.4%2314379,3893516524ap2003
2003347,5431,900,00018.3%2417418,4763917227ap2004
2004368,1361,970,00018.7%3416507,3623917327ap2005
2006399,2731,980,00020.2%3219517,8283719825ap2007
2013500,0002,367,00021.1%4316598,4743218631ap2014
2016550,7002,770,00019.9%5522777,1514118832ap2017
2019611,3062,854,81521.4%6821896,8684223545ap2020
2021643,4603,005,00021.4%80201006,4344424245ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


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