Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay
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Diocese of Homa Bay Dioecesis Homa Bayensis | |
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Metropolitan | Kisumu |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,778 km2 (3,003 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 1,970,000 368,136 (18.7%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael Cornelius Otieno Odiwa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay (Latin: Homa Bayen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Homa Bay in the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
History
[edit]- October 18, 1993: Established as Diocese of Homa Bay from the Diocese of Kisii
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Homa Bay (Roman rite)
- Bishop Linus Okok Okwach (18 Oct 1993 – 20 Feb 2002)
- Bishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (22 Mar 2003 – 15 Nov 2019), appointed Archbishop of Kisumu
- Bishop Michael Cornelius Otieno Odiwa (Nov 2020 – )
See also
[edit]- Roman Catholicism in Kenya
- Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops [1]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Homa Bay Partnership with the Diocese of St. Cloud Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
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