Diocese of

Kapsabet

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Kapsabet / Kapsabeten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Kisumu

Neighbouring Dioceses: Kisumu (↙), Kakamega (←), Eldoret (↗), Kericho (↓)

2025.07.10: Established as Diocese of Kapsabet / Kapsabeten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Eldoret and became suffragan of Kisumu)

Bishop (2025.07.10 – ...):

Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei (67)

Bishops of Kapsabet (Roman Rite)

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

Bishop of Kapsabet (Kenya)

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 – ...)

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

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

Last updated on 2026.03.30