Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret

Diocese of Eldoret Dioecesis Eldoretensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Kisumu
Statistics
Area	9,254 km2 (3,573 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,623,648 401,703 (24.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir

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.

History

• June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Eldoret from the Diocese of Kisumu
• October 13, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Eldoret

Leadership

• Bishops of Eldoret (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir (since 1990.04.02); given the 2009 Milele lifetime achievement award from Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights
  • Archbishop John Njenga (1970.10.19 – 1988.10.25)
  • Bishop Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. (1959.10.13 – 1970.10.19)
• Prefects Apostolic of Eldoret (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. (1954 – 1959.10.13)

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

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• The Leaven. [1]