Joseph Obanyi Sagwe

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Joseph Obanyi Sagwe
Bishop of Kakamega
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Kisumu
See Kakamega
Appointed5 December 2014
Installed7 March 2015
Predecessor Philip Sulumeti
Successor Incumbent
Orders
Ordination25 October 1996
Consecration7 March 2015
by  Philip Sulumeti
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Joseph Obanyi Sagwe

(1967-03-10) 10 March 1967 (age 57)
Kebirigo Village, Nyamira County, Kenya
Styles of
Joseph Obanyi Sagwe
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Reference style
    Religious style Bishop

    Joseph Obanyi Sagwe (born 10 March 1967) is a Roman Catholic prelate in Kenya who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 5 December 2014. [1]

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    Early life and education

    He was born in 1967 in Kebirigo Village, Nyamira County, in the Archdiocese of Kisumu. He grew up in Nyakemicha Village in Nyamira County, and was raised by staunch Catholic parents; John Sagwe Obanyi and Theresa Kwamboka, both deceased. He is the third born in a family of four siblings. He grew up in a family of modest means. [1] [2]

    He attended Nyakemicha Primary School before transferring to Ibara Primary School, where he obtained his Primary School Leaving Certificate. He attended St. John's Minor Seminary at Rwakaro in Migori County, where he obtained his O-Level Certificate. He went on to compete his A-Level education at the Mother of Apostles Seminary at Eldoret. [2]

    He studied philosophy and religious studies at St. Augustine Major Seminary at Mabanga, in Bungoma, obtaining a Bachelor's degree from there. He graduated with another BA in theology from St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Nairobi. Later he obtained a Masters degree and a Doctorate, both in Canon Law, awarded by the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, Italy. [2]

    Priesthood

    He was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii, Kenya on 25 October 1996. In 2004, upon his return to Kenya from postgraduate studies in Rome, Father Joseph Obanyi Sagwe was appointed as the Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Kisii. He served the entire 20 years of his priesthood in that capacity until 5 December 2014. [1] [2]

    As bishop

    On 5 December 2014, Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega. He was consecrated as bishop on 7 March 2015 at Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega, in the Diocese of Kakamega. The Principal Consecrator was Bishop Philip Sulumeti, Bishop Emeritus of Kakamega assisted by Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth, Archbishop Emeritus of Kisumu and Bishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa, Bishop of Kisii. On 23 June 2018 Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Diocese Bungoma, Kenya. That apostolic administratorship ceased on 19 February 2022. [1] [2] [3]

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 David M. Cheney (25 February 2024). "MicroData Summary for Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe (born 1967), Bishop of Kakamega". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Kansas City. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 Elias Makori (13 December 2014). "I never dreamt I would be a Bishop one day - Rev Obanyi". Daily Nation . Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
    3. Luke Anami; Grace Wekesa (March 2015). "Enter Bishop Joseph Obanyi, Exit Philip Sulumeti As Catholic Faithful, Leaders Welcome New Shepherd". The Standard (Kenya) . Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

    Succession table

    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by
    Philip Sulumeti
    (1978–2014)
    Bishop of Kakamega
    Since 7 March 2015
    Succeeded by