Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Kitale
latin= Dioecesis Kisiianus
country= Kenya
metropolitan=Kisumu
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
cocathedral =
area= 2,196
population= 1,800,000
population_as_of=
catholics= 399,624
catholics_percent= 22.2
bishop= Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale {Latin: " Kitalen(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Kitale in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.

History

* April 3, 1998: Established as Diocese of Kitale from the Diocese of Eldoret

Leadership

* Bishops of Kitale (Roman rite)
** Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S. (since April 3, 1998)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Kenya

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kita0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkita.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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