Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu

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Archidioecesis Kisumuensis

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Cathedral of St Therese of Lisieux in Kisumu, Kenya
Location
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Statistics
Area4,616 km2 (1,782 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  •  
  • 3,443,161
  • 1,936,400 (56.2%)
Parishes60
Information
Denomination Catholicism
Rite Roman
EstablishedJuly 15, 1925 (1925-07-15)
Secular priests 76
Metropolitan ArchbishopMaurice Muhatia Makumba
Suffragans Bungoma, Eldoret, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kapsabet, Kisii, Kitale, Lodwar
Bishops emeritusZacchaeus Okoth

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu (Latin : Kisumuen(sis)) is the Latin Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in western Kenya.

Contents

The cathedral archiepiscopal see is St. Theresa’s Cathedral, in Kisumu, Kisumu County.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 898,036 Catholics (35.5% of 2,531,000 total on 4,616 km² in 41 parishes and a mission with 95 priests (70 diocesan, 25 religious), 349 lay religious (49 brothers, 300 sisters) and 35 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

Its Suffragan sees are:

History

Bishops

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Kavirondo
Apostolic Vicars of Kisumu
Suffragan Bishops of Kisumu
Metropolitan Archbishops of Kisumu

Auxiliary Bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

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