Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu (Latin: Kisumuen(sis)) is the Latin Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in western Kenya.

The cathedral archiepiscopal see is St. Theresa’s Cathedral, in Kisumu, Kisumu County.

Statistics[]

As per 2014, it pastorally served 898,036 Catholics (35.5% of 2,531,000 total on 4,616 km² in 41 parishes and a mission with 95 priests (70 diocesan, 25 religious), 349 lay religious (49 brothers, 300 sisters) and 35 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province[]

Its Suffragan sees are:

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, senior daughter
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii, daughter
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodwar

History[]

• Established on 15 Jul 1925 as Apostolic Prefecture of Kavirondo, on territoty split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile in Uganda
• Promoted on 27 May 1932 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kisumu
• Promoted on 25 Mar 1953 as Diocese of Kisumu
• Lost territories repeatedly : on 29 Jun 1953 to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Eldoret, on 20 Oct 1959 to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Ngong, on 21 May 1960 to establish Diocese of Kisii, on 11 Jan 1968 to establish Diocese of Nakuru, on 27 Feb 1978 to establish Diocese of Kakamega
• Promoted on 21 May 1990 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisumu

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Kavirondo

• Gorgonio Brandsma, Mill Hill Missionaries (M.H.M.) (born Netherlands) (2 Dec 1925 – 27 May 1932 see below)

Apostolic Vicars of Kisumu

• , M.H.M. ( see above 27 May 1932 – death 20 Jun 1935), Titular Bishop of Bargala (1933 – 20 Jun 1935)
• , M.H.M. (born Netherlands) (9 Mar 1936 – retired 1946), Titular Bishop of Cediæ (9 Mar 1936 – 26 May 1949); died 1949
• Frederick Hall, M.H.M. (born England, UK) (9 Apr 1948 – 25 Mar 1953 see below), Titular Bishop of Alba Marittima (9 Apr 1948 – 25 Mar 1953)

Suffragan Bishops of Kisumu

• , M.H.M. (see above 25 Mar 1953 – retired 2 Dec 1963), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Castra nova (2 Dec 1963 – resigned 27 Jul 1976), died 1988
• , M.H.M. (born Netherlands) (16 Jan 1964 – retired 20 Mar 1976), died 1980; previously Apostolic Prefect of Ngong (Kenya) (15 Jan 1960 – 16 Jan 1964)
• (first Kenyan incumbent) (9 Dec 1976 – 28 Feb 1978), succeeding as previous Titular Bishop of Urci (28 May 1972 – 9 Dec 1976) and Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu (28 May 1972 – 9 Dec 1976); next Bishop of Kakamega (Kenya) (28 Feb 1978 – retired 5 Dec 2014)
• Zacchaeus Okoth (27 Feb 1978 – 21 May 1990 see below)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Kisumu

• Zacchaeus Okoth (see above 21 May 1990 – retired 12 Jan 2019), also President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (1991 – 1997)
• Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (12 Jan 2019 – 28 October 2021); next Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (28 October 2021- ...)

Auxiliary Bishops[]

• Maurice Michael Otunga (1956-1960), appointed Bishop of Kisii; future Cardinal
• (1972-1976), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• John Oballa Owaa, appointed Bishop of Ngong in 2012
• (priest here, 1972-1987), appointed Bishop of Kericho in 2003

See also[]

• List of Catholic dioceses in Kenya

Sources and external links[]

• GCatholic.org - data for all sections

Coordinates: 0°05′30″S 34°46′02″E / 0.0917°S 34.7671°E / -0.0917; 34.7671