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Diocese of Kakamega

Dioecesis Kakamegaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Obanyi Sagwe, Bishop
  • Philip Sulumeti, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 27 February 1978
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kisumu
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 3,531 (1,363 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.kakamegadiocese.or.ke/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 150, 50100 Kakamega, Kenya
  • Telephone: 700.384.444

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
27 February 1978ErectedDiocese of Kisumu (Western Province and Tindinyo) Diocese of Kakamega (erected)
27 April 1987Territory LostDiocese of Eldoret (Tongaren)
Diocese of Kakamega (Bungoma and Busia)
Diocese of Bungoma (erected)
21 May 1990Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Kakamega (from Nairobi)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980368,4521,572,00023.4%1249616,0408116925ap1981
1990363,9901,408,80725.8%1623399,3333712320ap1991
1997284,7831,831,58315.5%4116574,9962933627ap2000
1999303,9321,930,00015.7%4810585,2402228228ap2002
2002323,0821,967,08216.4%569654,9702523828ap2004
2004342,1231,988,12317.2%666724,7512623534ap2005
2006389,0002,061,20118.9%906964,0523324634ap2007
2011557,7382,620,65921.3%896955,8702141936ap2012
2013696,1382,744,00025.4%92927,5661339740ap2014
2016888,5882,282,10838.9%885939,5549843840ap2017
2019951,5002,349,42940.5%972999,6119846841ap2020
2021976,8302,422,20140.3%11561218,07210350543ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 70, Page 278, and Page 279
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 937

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