Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa {Latin: Mombasaën(sis)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.

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[edit] History

  • 1955.05.08: Established as Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi
  • 1964.12.12: Renamed as Diocese of Mombasa
  • 1990.05.21: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is Holy Ghost Cathedral in Mombasa.

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Mombasa e Zanzibar (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1957.01.26 – 1964.12.12)
    • Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1964.12.12 – 1978.02.27)
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Mombasa (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima (1978.02.27 – 1988.03.12)
    • Archbishop John Njenga (1988.10.25 – 1990.05.21)
    • Archbishop John Njenga (1990.05.21 – 2005.04.01)
    • Archbishop Boniface Lele (since 2005.04.01)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

[edit] Source

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