Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho

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Diocese of Kericho Dioecesis Kerichoensis
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Nairobi
Statistics
Area	4,800 km2 (1,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 1,554,850 223,856 (14.4%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Bishops emeritus

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho (Latin: Kerichoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kericho in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.

History[]

• December 5, 1995: Established as Diocese of Kericho from the Diocese of Nakuru. The Diocese has 48 parishes with various religious institutions, congregations, schools, hospitals, health centers, projects and programmes.

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Kericho [1] (Latin Church)
  • Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (December 6, 1995 – March 22, 2003), appointed Bishop of Homa Bay
  • Emmanuel Okombo (March 23, 2003 - December 13, 2019)
  • Alfred Rotich (Since December 14, 2019) [2]

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 0°21′52″S 35°17′23″E / 0.3645°S 35.2898°E / -0.3645; 35.2898

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