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	Francis
Bishop	Wilybard 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.

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 Wilybard Lagho (28 December 2020 – )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya
• Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops [1]

Sources

• GCatholic.org