Suffragan diocese Eldoret, Kenya
Diocese of Eldoret
Eldoreten(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese in Kenya erected in 1959 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Kisumu. The see is vacant after Bishop Dominic Kimengich was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa in January 2026, with Bishop Joseph Obanyi of Kakamega serving as apostolic administrator.
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- Established
- 1959
- Catholics
- 401,703
- Priests
- 112
- Territory
- 9,254 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator of Eldoret
- Joseph Obanyi Sagwe
- Born
- 10 March 1967
- Birthplace
- Kebirigo
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The cathedral
Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral stands in Eldoret, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
The city of Eldoret in Kenya is home to a Roman Catholic diocese of the same name (Latin: Eldoreten(sis)), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu.
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