Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Homa Bay
latin= Dioecesis Homa Bayensis
country= Kenya
metropolitan=Kisumu
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 7778
population= 1,970,000
population_as_of=
catholics= 368,136
catholics_percent= 18.7
bishop= Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
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
* October 18, 1993: Established as Diocese of Homa Bay from the Diocese of Kisii
Leadership
* Bishops of Homa Bay (Roman rite)
** Bishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (since 2003.03.22)
** Bishop Linus Okok Okwach (1993.10.18 – 2002.02.20)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Kenya
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/homa0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhoma.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.stcdio.org/mission/global/Kenya/Kenya.shtml Homa Bay Partnership with the Diocese of St. Cloud]
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