Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong

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Diocese of Ngong

Dioecesis Ngongensis
Location
CountryKenya
MetropolitanNairobi
Statistics
Area47,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
942,395
74,634 (7.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralPro-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJohn Oballa Owaa
Bishops emeritusCornelius 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)

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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