Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong
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Diocese of Ngong Dioecesis Ngongensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Kenya |
Metropolitan | Nairobi |
Statistics | |
Area | 47,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 942,395 74,634 (7.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Pro-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Oballa Owaa |
Bishops emeritus | Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong (Latin: Ngongen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ngong in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
History[]
- 20 October 1959: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ngong from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi and Diocese of Kisumu
- 9 December 1976: Promoted as Diocese of Ngong
Leadership[]
- Prefects Apostolic of Ngong (Roman rite)
- Father , M.H.M. (1960–1964), appointed Bishop of Kisumu
- Father Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1964–1976); see below
- Bishops of Ngong (Roman rite)
- Bishop Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1976–2002); see above
- Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (2002–2009)
- Bishop John Oballa Owaa (2012-)
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Kenya
Very Rev. Fr. John Oballa Owaa named the New Bishop of Ngong Diocese, Kenya on 7 January 2012. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. in August 2009. Bishop-elect John Oballa Owaa has up to this date been the Rector of St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Nairobi - Kenya. This message was received with joy and gladness by the Seminary Staff and the Seminarians. He was Ordained a priest of Kisumu (Arch-Diocese), Kenya on 28 August 1986. Bishop-elect John Oballa Owaa will be consecrated on 14 April 2012.
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Kenya
- Christian organizations established in 1959
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nairobi
- Roman Catholic bishops of Ngong
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- African Roman Catholic diocese stubs