Suffragan diocese Kapsabet, Kenya
Diocese of Kapsabet
Kapsabeten(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Kapsabet is a Latin rite see in western Kenya, erected by Pope Leo XIV on 10 July 2025 from the Diocese of Eldoret with John Kiplimo Lelei as its first bishop. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kisumu.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 2025
- Catholics
- 313,655
- Priests
- 52
- Territory
- 2,888 km²
Parishes and churches
7 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. PeterKapkeno · CathedralView parish
- ChurchKimerekView parish
- Mary Queen of PeaceKaptumoView parish
- Risen ChristBarasenduView parish
- St. BonifaceMogoiywetView parish
- St. ChristopherKipchunuView parish
- St. PeterMarabaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John Kiplimo Lelei
- Born
- 15 August 1958
- Birthplace
- Soy
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Peter Cathedral stands in Kapsabet, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.