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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu

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

Cathedral of St Therese of Lisieux in Kisumu, Kenya
Location
Country Kenya
Statistics
Area4,616 km2 (1,782 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

3,443,161
1,936,400 (56.2%)
Parishes60
Information
DenominationCatholicism
RiteRoman
EstablishedJuly 15, 1925 (1925-07-15)
Secular priests76
Metropolitan ArchbishopMaurice Muhatia Makumba
SuffragansBungoma, Eldoret, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kisii, Kitale, Lodwar
Bishops emeritusZacchaeus Okoth

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

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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

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Its Suffragan sees are:

History

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Bishops

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Ordinaries

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(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Kavirondo
Apostolic Vicars of Kisumu
  • Gorgonio Brandsma, M.H.M. ( see above 27 May 1932 – death 20 Jun 1935), Titular Bishop of Bargala (1933 – 20 Jun 1935)
  • Nicolas Stam, 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
  • Frederick Hall, 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
  • Joannes de Reeper, 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)
  • Philip Sulumeti (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

Auxiliary Bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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See also

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