Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu (Latin: Kisumuen(sis)) is the Latin Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in western Kenya.

The cathedral archiepiscopal see is St. Theresa’s Cathedral, in Kisumu, Kisumu County.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 898,036 Catholics (35.5% of 2,531,000 total on 4,616 km² in 41 parishes and a mission with 95 priests (70 diocesan, 25 religious), 349 lay religious (49 brothers, 300 sisters) and 35 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

Its Suffragan sees are:

History

Established on 1925.07.15 as Apostolic Prefecture of Kavirondo, on territoty split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile in Uganda
Promoted on 1932.05.27 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kisumu
Promoted on 1953.03.25 as Diocese of Kisumu
Lost territories repeatedly : on 1953.06.29 to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Eldoret, on 1959.10.20 to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Ngong, on 1960.05.21 to establish Diocese of Kisii, on 1968.01.11 to establish Diocese of Nakuru, on 1978.02.27 to establish Diocese of Kakamega
Promoted on 1990.05.21 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisumu

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Kavirondo

Gorgonio Brandsma, Mill Hill Missionaries (M.H.M.) (born Netherlands) (1925.12.02 – 1932.05.27 see below)

Apostolic Vicars of Kisumu

Gorgonio Brandsma, M.H.M. ( see above 1932.05.27 – death 1935.06.20), Titular Bishop of Bargala (1933 – 1935.06.20)
Nicolas Stam, M.H.M. (born Netherlands) (1936.03.09 – retired 1946), Titular Bishop of Cediæ (1936.03.09 – 1949.05.26); died 1949
Frederick Hall, M.H.M. (born England, UK) (1948.04.09 – 1953.03.25 see below), Titular Bishop of Alba Marittima (1948.04.09 – 1953.03.25)

Suffragan Bishops of Kisumu

Frederick Hall, M.H.M. (1953.03.25 – retired 1963.12.02), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Castra nova (1963.12.02 – resigned 1976.07.27), died 1988
Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. (born Netherlands) (1964.01.16 – retired 1976.03.20), died 1980; previously [[Apostolic Prefect of Ngong (Kenya) (1960.01.15 – 1964.01.16)
Philip Sulumeti (first Kenyan incumbent) (1976.12.09 – 1978.02.28), succeeding as previous Titular Bishop of Urci (1972.05.28 – 1976.12.09) and Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu (1972.05.28 – 1976.12.09); next Bishop of Kakamega (Kenya) (1978.02.28 – retired 2014.12.05)
Zacchaeus Okoth (1978.02.27 – 1990.05.21 see below)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Kisumu

Zacchaeus Okoth (see above 1990.05.21 - ...), also President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (1991 – 1997).

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org - data for all sections

Coordinates: 0°05′30″S 34°46′02″E / 0.0917°S 34.7671°E / -0.0917; 34.7671

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