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Diocese of Kapsabet

Dioecesis Kapsabetensis


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Bishop(s)

  • John Kiplimo Lelei, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 10 July 2025
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kisumu
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 2,888 (1,115 Square Miles)
  • Description: Nandi County

Past and Present Ordinaries


Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 July 2025ErectedDiocese of Eldoret (Nandi County) Diocese of Kapsabet (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2025313,655885,71135.4%448526,0314436bul:2025Jul10

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

Affiliated People, Living

Affiliated People, Deceased


Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicę Sedis, Volume 117, Page 897, and Page 898

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