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Suffragan diocese Kakamega, Kenya

Diocese of Kakamega

Kakamegaën(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Kakamega is a Latin rite see in western Kenya, erected on 27 February 1978 from the Diocese of Kisumu. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kisumu and covers Kakamega and Vihiga counties.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Charles Lwanga, in Kakamega, Kenya.

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Established
1978
Catholics
342,123
Priests
101
Territory
3,517 km²

Parishes and churches

41 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Joseph Obanyi Sagwe
Born
10 March 1967
Birthplace
Kebirigo

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Charles Lwanga stands in Kakamega, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Within Kenya's ecclesiastical province of Kisumu, the city of Kakamega serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kakamega (Latin: Kakamegaën(sis)).

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