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Diocese of Kisii Dioecesis Kisiianus | |
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Location | |
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Metropolitan | Kisumu |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,196 km2 (848 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,800,000 399,624 (22.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Mairura Okemwa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii (Latin : Kisiian(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Kisii in the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
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