Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret

Roman Catholic diocese in Kenya

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Diocese of Eldoret Dioecesis Eldoretensis

Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Kisumu
Statistics
Area	9,254 km² (3,573 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,623,648 401,703 (24.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Rev. Dominic Kimengich

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret (Latin: Eldoreten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Eldoret in the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.

History

June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Eldoret from the Diocese of Kisumu
October 13, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Eldoret

Bishops

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of Eldoret (Roman rite)
- Father Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. (1954 - 13 Oct 1959); see below
Bishops of Eldoret (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. (13 Oct 1959 – 19 Oct 1970); see above
- Bishop John Njenga (19 Oct 1970 – 25 Oct 1988), appointed Bishop of Mombasa; future Archbishop
- Bishop Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir (2 Apr 1990 – 30 Oct 2017); given the 2009 Milele lifetime achievement award from Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights
- Bishop Dominic Kimengich ^[1] (16 Nov 2019 -)