Roman Catholic Diocese of Malindi

Diocese of Malindi Dioecesis Malindiensis Dayosisi ya Malindi
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Mombasa
Statistics
Area	33,254 km2 (12,839 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 539,000 21,800 (4%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2 June 2000
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anthony in Malindi
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Willybard Kitogho Lagho

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malindi (Latin : Malindien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Malindi in the ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.

History

• June 2, 2000: Established as Diocese of Malindi from the Diocese of Garissa and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa. ^[1]

Ordinaries

• Bishops of Malindi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Francis Baldacchino (2 Jun 2000 – 9 Oct 2009; died)
  • Bishop Emanuel Barbara (8 July 2011 – 5 January 2018; died)
  • Bishop Willybard Kitogho Lagho (28 December 2020 – )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya
• Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops

Notes

1. "Diocese of Malindi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

Sources

• GCatholic.org

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