Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma
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Diocese of Bungoma Dioecesis Bungomaensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Metropolitan | Kisumu |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,840 km2 (1,870 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 1,529,817 543,715 (35.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Mark Kadima |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma (Latin: Bungomaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bungoma in the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
History
- April 27, 1987: Established as Diocese of Bungoma from the Diocese of Kakamega
Leadership
- Bishops of Bungoma (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Longinus Atundo (27 Apr 1987 – 15 Nov 1996)
- Bishop Norman King’oo Wambua (27 Jun 1998 – 23 Jun 2018), appointed Bishop of Machakos
- Bishop Mark Kadima (14 Dec 2021 – present)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Kenya
- Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops [1]
References
- ^ "Kenya Conference of Kenya Bishops". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
Sources
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