Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Kisii / Kisiian(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Kisumu
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)
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Bishop (1994.12.19 β ...): | Bishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa (70) |
Bishops of Kisii (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa (70) Bishop of Kisii (Kenya) Cognoscetis veritatem liberabit vos
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Bishop Tiberius Charles Mugendi
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Bishop Maurice Michael Otunga (later Cardinal) Per ipsum et cum ipso et in ipso
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Area: 2,196 kmΒ²
Population: 756,400 Catholics (26.6% of 2,846,545 total)
Pastoral Centres: 32 parishes
Personnel: 71 priests (65 diocesan, 6 religious), 283 religious (18 brothers, 265 sisters), 36 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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