John Oballa Owaa

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Msgr John Oballa Owaa Addressing Seminarians and their family members on 28 January 2012 at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary Nairobi Mnsgr John Oballa Owaa.JPG
Msgr John Oballa Owaa Addressing Seminarians and their family members on 28 January 2012 at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary Nairobi

John Oballa Owaa (born 28 August 1958, Ahero, Nyando District, Kenya) is the bishop of Ngong Diocese in Kenya - consecrated 2012 April, 14 in Ngong. His principal consecrator was John Cardinal Njue. [2]

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He was appointed the bishop of Ngong Diocese on by Pope Benedict XVI on 7 January 2012. [3] [4] The Diocese of Ngong remained vacant with the resignation of Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. in August 2009. [5]

John did his 'O' levels at St. Peter's Minor Seminary in Mukumu and then did his 'A' levels at Tindinyo College, which has since been turned to a major seminary and theological.

He attended St. Augustine Senior Seminary, Mabanga, from 1980 to 1982, and proceeded to St. Thomas Aquinas National Seminary in Nairobi. On 28 August 1986, his 28th birthday, he was incardinated and ordained a priest for Kisumu (Arch-Diocese), Kenya.

Fr. John Oballa Owaa obtained a licentiate and PhD Degrees in Canon Law at the Pontifical Urban University, Rome. While in Rome, he also worked as an official of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care between the years 1995 and 1997. [6] [7]

Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Nairobi. (Mege Joshua) Very Rev. Fr. Oballa - Rector, St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Narobi.jpg
Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Nairobi. (Mege Joshua)

Appointments

2012 April 14Consecrated the third Bishop of Ngong
2012 JanuaryPope Benedict XVI entrusted to him the pastoral care of the Diocese of Ngong
2010 JanuaryRector of St. Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary
2004Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Kisumu
1999 - 2001Secretary and Director of Finance of the Archdiocese of Kisumu
1998 - 2010Parish Priest of Ojolla, (upon return to Kenya, from Rome)
After OrdinationSt. Theresa’s Kibuye Cathedral and Barkorwa Catholic Church
Mass by Bishop Paul Kariuki of Embu assisted by Bishop Peter Kihara (SEC), Msgr. John Oballa Owaa and Fr. Pancraesus Juma Mogaka St. Thomas Day.JPG
Mass by Bishop Paul Kariuki of Embu assisted by Bishop Peter Kihara (SEC), Msgr. John Oballa Owaa and Fr. Pancraesus Juma Mogaka

Diocese of Ngong

The Diocese of Ngong covers an area of 47,000 square kilometres. At the time of the appointment of Msgr Oballa, the Diocese of Ngong had an approximated population of 1,011,000 people, with 83,247 Catholics. It had 29 parishes, 53 priests (39 diocesan and 14 religious), 40 religious brothers, 143 sisters and 19 seminarians. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ John Oballa Owaa
  2. ↑ "Bishop John Oballa Owaa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Catholic Hierrachy, (2005-2010) .
  4. ↑ "News.va & all Vatican media sources". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  5. ↑ David M. Cheney, (2005-2010)
  6. ↑ "News.va & all Vatican media sources". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  7. ↑ Blogger
  8. ↑ Congregation for Catholic Education
  9. ↑ John Oballa Owaa
  10. ↑ "News.va & all Vatican media sources". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2012-02-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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