Mark Kadima Wamukoya

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Mark Kadima Wamukoya
Bishop of Bungoma
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu
See Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma
Appointed14 December 2021
Installed19 February 2022
Predecessor Norman King'oo Wambua
Successor Incumbent
Orders
Ordination2 October 1993
by  Philip Sulumeti
Consecration19 February 2022
by  Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen
Personal details
Born
Mark Kadima Wamukoya

(1964-04-30) 30 April 1964 (age 60)
Kholera Village, Kakamega County, Kenya

Mark Kadima Wamukoya (born 30 April 1964) is a Kenyan prelate of the Catholic Church who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma since 19 February 2022. He was appointed bishop on 14 December 2021 by Pope Francis. [1]

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Early life and education

He was born on 30 April 1964 in Kholera Village, Kakamega County, Kenya. He attended Kholera Primary School from 1972 until 1978. He joined St. Peter's Seminary Mukumu, in Kakamega and studied from there between 1979 and 1982. He then transferred to St. Matthias Mulumba Tindinyo Seminary, studying there from 1983 until 1984. [1] [2]

From 1985 until 1986 he studied at St. Mary’s Seminary in Molo. He continued on to St. Augustine's Senior Seminary, in Mabanga, Bungoma district where he studied philosophy, from 1986 until 1987. [2]

In 1987 Wamukoya entered the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy in 1988. He was then awarded another bachelor's degree in Theology in 1991, by the same university. The same institution awarded him a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1993. [2]

Priest

He was ordained deacon of Kakamega Diocese on 20 October 1991. On 2 October 1993 he was ordained priest by Bishop Philip Sulumeti, Bishop of Kakamega. He served as priest for the Diocese of Kakamega until 14 December 2021. [1] [2]

He served in various roles while priest, including as: [2]

Bishop

On 14 December 2021 Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the diocese of Bungoma, Kenya. He was consecrated bishop and installed by Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana assisted by Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo, Archbishop of Nairobi and Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Archbishop of Kisumu. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 David M. Cheney (25 February 2024). "MicroData Summary for Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya (born 30 April 1964), Bishop of Bungoma". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Kansas City.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Roselyne Obala (December 2021). "Pope Francis appoints Rev. Mark Kadima as Bishop of Bungoma". The Standard (Kenya) . Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. CFMK (19 February 2022). "Mark Kadima installed Bungoma Catholic Diocese Bishop". Capital FM Kenya (CFMK). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Norman King'oo Wambua
(1998 – 2018)
Bishop of Bungoma
Since 19 February 2022
Succeeded by