Diocese of

Kapsabet

Kenya Kenya

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Kapsabet / Kapsabeten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Kisumu

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2025.07.10 – ...):Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei (67)Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Kapsabet (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei (67)Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei (67)
(2025.07.10 – ...)

Bishop of Kapsabet (Kenya)

Born:1958.08.15 (Soy, Kenya)
Ordained Priest:1985.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:2024.05.25

Priest of Eldoret (Kenya) (1985.10.26 – 2024.03.27)

Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia (2024.03.27 – 2025.07.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret (Kenya) (2024.03.27 – 2025.07.10)

Bishop of Kapsabet (Kenya) (2025.07.10 – ...)

Special Churches

Churches by City (39)

Kisumu (↙), Kakamega (←), Eldoret (↗), Kericho (↓)

Statistics (2025)

Area: 2,888 km²

Population: 313,655 Catholics (35.4% of 885,711 total)

Pastoral Centres: 36 parishes

Personnel: 52 priests (44 diocesan, 8 religious), 44 religious (44 sisters), 29 seminarians

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Last updated on 2025.11.23

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