Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu (Latin: Kisumuen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.
History
- 1925.07.15: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Kavirondo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile in Uganda
- 1932.05.27: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Kisumu
- 1953.03.25: Promoted as Diocese of Kisumu
- 1990.05.21: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisumu
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is St. Theresa’s Cathedral in Kisumu.
Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Kisumu (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth (since 1990.05.21)
- Bishops of Kisumu (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth (1978.02.27 – 1990.05.21)
- Bishop Philip Sulumeti (1976.12.09 – 1978.02.28)
- Bishop Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. (1964.01.16 – 1976.03.20)
- Bishop Frederick Hall, M.H.M. (1953.03.25 – 1963.12.02)
- Vicars Apostolic of Kisumu (Roman rite)
- Bishop Frederick Hall, M.H.M. (1948.04.09 – 1953.03.25)
- Bishop Nicolas Stam, M.H.M. (1936.03.09 – 1946)
- Bishop Gorgonio Brandsma, M.H.M. (1932.05.27 – 1935.06.20)
- Prefects Apostolic of Kavirondo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Gorgonio Brandsma, M.H.M. (1925.12.02 – 1932.05.27)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Source
Coordinates: 0°05′30″S 34°46′02″E / 0.0917°S 34.7671°E
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