Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret

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Diocese of Eldoret

Dioecesis Eldoretensis
Location
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Metropolitan Kisumu
Statistics
Area9,254 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
CathedralSacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopRev. 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.

Contents

History

Bishops

Ordinaries

Priests

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.

http://st-annes-girls-school.com/about_st_annes_girls_school_kapkemich_kenya.aspx

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References

  1. "Bishop Dominic Kimengich".

Sources

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