Diocese of Ngong

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Bishop(s) John Oballa Owaa, Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M., Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 9 December 1976 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nairobi Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Kenya Square Kilometers: 47,000 (18,153 Square Miles) Description: Counties of Kajiado and Narok Official Web Site: https://www.ngongcatholic.org Mailing Address: Diocese of Ngong, P.O. Box 24801, 00502 Karen, Kenya Telephone: (020)80.29.816 Fax: 24.25.019

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Ngong
  • Latin Name: Ngongensis
  • Erected: 20 October 1959
  • Country: Kenya

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. † (15 Jan 1960 Appointed - 16 Jan 1964 Appointed, Bishop of Kisumu)
• Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. † (9 Jul 1964 Appointed - 23 Nov 2002 Retired)
• Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (23 Nov 2002 Appointed - 1 Aug 2009 Resigned)
• John Oballa Owaa (7 Jan 2012 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Ngong
20 October 1959	Erected	Diocese of Kisumu (Narok) Archdiocese of Nairobi (Kajiado)	Prefecture Apostolic of Ngong (erected)
Diocese of Ngong
9 December 1976	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Ngong	Diocese of Ngong

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Prefecture Apostolic of Ngong
1970	8,000	200,000	4.0%		10	10	800		14	24	7	ap1971
Diocese of Ngong
1980	29,078	305,000	9.5%	8	18	26	1,118		22	50	12	ap1981
1990	61,597	454,000	13.6%	13	37	50	1,231		46	120	16	ap1991
1999	82,651	600,000	13.8%	15	30	45	1,836		31	105	23	ap2000
2000	89,120	700,000	12.7%	26	37	63	1,414		54	110	26	ap2001
2001	72,960	720,000	10.1%	25	33	58	1,257		50	72	27	ap2002
2002	66,170	759,000	8.7%	34	26	60	1,102		42	77	27	ap2003
2003	74,634	800,000	9.3%	29	29	58	1,286		43	77	28	ap2004
2004	74,634	942,395	7.9%	30	27	57	1,309		41	81	28	ap2005
2013	100,000	1,090,000	9.2%	43	28	71	1,408		61	146	29	ap2014
2016	200,000	1,704,000	11.7%	47	36	83	2,409		120	93	33	ap2017
2019	217,500	1,847,240	11.8%	53	36	89	2,443		126	108	35	ap2020
2021	228,800	1,945,730	11.8%	55	70	125	1,830		142	251	37	ap2022

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• John Oballa Owaa (Bishop: 7 Jan 2012 - )
• Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (Bishop: 23 Nov 2002 to 1 Aug 2009)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. † (Prefect: 9 Jul 1964; Bishop: 9 Dec 1976 to 23 Nov 2002)
• Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. † (Prefect: 15 Jan 1960 to 16 Jan 1964)

Source(s)

Prefecture Apostolic of Ngong Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 741, and Page 742 Diocese of Ngong Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 136, and Page 137

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