John Mbinda | |
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Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu |
See | Lodwar |
Appointed | 4 April 2022 |
Installed | 4 June 2022 |
Predecessor | Dominic Kimengich |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | 18 May 2002 |
Consecration | 4 June 2022 by Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | John Mbinda, 5 May 1973 Kanzalu, Diocese of Machakos, Machakos County, Kenya |
Styles of John Mbinda | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | His Grace |
Religious style | Bishop |
John Mbinda C.S.Sp., (born 5 May 1973) is a Kenyan Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodwar since 2022. He was appointed bishop on 20 Jul 2022 by Pope Francis. He succeeded Bishop Dominic Kimengich, who was appointed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya.
He was born on 5 May 1973 in Kanzalu Parish, in the Catholic Diocese of Machakos, Kenya. He attended St. Francis Misyani Primary School, graduating in 1988. He transferred to the Pope Paul VI Seminary where he matriculated in 1992. [1] [2]
He joined the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (C.S.Sp.) in 1993. He studied philosophy at Spiritan Missionary Seminary, in Njiro, Archdiocese of Arusha in Tanzania from 1993 until 1996. He graduated from there with a Diploma in Philosophy and Religious Studies along with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. [2]
He studied at the Holy Spirit Novitiate Seminary at Magamba, Lushoto District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania for his novitiate year between 1996 and 1997. He then entered Tangaza University College in Nairobi, Kenya where he studied Theology from 1997 until 2002. He graduated from there with a Diploma in Mission Studies, in Social Communication and in Theology Studies and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology and Religious Studies. [2]
Later, he graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Development Studies from Kimmage Development Studies Centre in Dublin, Ireland, where he studied from 2008 until 2010. [2]
While still a seminarian, he took his perpetual vows as a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit on 12 October 2001. He was ordained a priest of the Holy Spirit Fathers on 18 May 2002. He served in that capacity until 4 April 2022. [1] [2]
As a priest, he worked in various roles and different locations including as: [2]
On 4 April 2022, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodwar, a Suffragan of the Metropolitan Province of Kisumu. [1] [2] He was consecrated and installed at the Ekales Cultural Center, Tobong Lore, in the Diocese of Lodwar on 4 June 2022. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana assisted by Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Archbishop of Kisumu and Bishop Dominic Kimengich, Bishop of Eldoret. [1] [3]
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