Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong

Diocese of Ngong Dioecesis Ngongensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Nairobi
Statistics
Area	47,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 942,395 74,634 (7.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Pro-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John Oballa Owaa
Bishops emeritus	Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong (Latin: Ngongen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ngong in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.

History

• 20 October 1959: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ngong from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi and Diocese of Kisumu
• 9 December 1976: Promoted as Diocese of Ngong

Leadership

• Prefects Apostolic of Ngong (Roman rite)
  • Father Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. (1960–1964), appointed Bishop of Kisumu
  • Father Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1964–1976); see below
• Bishops of Ngong (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1976–2002); see above
  • Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (2002–2009)
  • Bishop John Oballa Owaa (2012-)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya

Very Rev. Fr. John Oballa Owaa named the New Bishop of Ngong Diocese, Kenya on 7 January 2012. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. in August 2009. Bishop-elect John Oballa Owaa has up to this date been the Rector of St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Nairobi - Kenya. This message was received with joy and gladness by the Seminary Staff and the Seminarians. He was Ordained a priest of Kisumu (Arch-Diocese), Kenya on 28 August 1986. Bishop-elect John Oballa Owaa will be consecrated on 14 April 2012.

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy