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Diocese of Eldoret Dioecesis Eldoretensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Kenya |
Metropolitan | Kisumu |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,254 km2 (3,573 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 1,623,648 401,703 (24.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rev. Dominic Kimengich |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret (Latin : Eldoreten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Eldoret in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
Father Anthony Kiplagat is on loan from this diocese to the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He is serving as parochial administrator of St. Patrick Parish in Osage City, Kansas, USA and St. Patrick Parish in Scranton, KS. Father Anthony is from the town of Kapkemich and assisted in the creation of St. Anne's Girls' School.
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