Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay

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Diocese of Homa Bay Dioecesis Homa Bayensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Kisumu
Statistics
Area	7,778 km2 (3,003 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	1,970,000 368,136 (18.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Michael Cornelius Otieno Odiwa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay (Latin: Homa Bayen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Homa Bay in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.

History[]

• October 18, 1993: Established as Diocese of Homa Bay from the Diocese of Kisii

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Homa Bay (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Linus Okok Okwach (18 Oct 1993 – 20 Feb 2002) http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/homa0.htm
  • Bishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (since 22 Mar 2003 – 15 Nov 2019), appointed Archbishop of Kisumu http://www.kccb.or.ke/home/bishop/most-rev-philip-anyolo-2/
  • Bishop Michael Cornelius Otieno Odiwa (Nov 2020 – )^[1]

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya
• Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops ^[2]

References[]

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Homa Bay Partnership with the Diocese of St. Cloud

Coordinates: 0°31′31″S 34°27′51″E / 0.5252°S 34.4642°E / -0.5252; 34.4642

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