Diocese of Kitale
Kitalen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kitale, Kenya
The Diocese of Kitale is a Latin Church diocese in Kenya covering Trans Nzoia and West Pokot counties in the North Rift region. Erected on 3 April 1998, it is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Kisumu.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 April 1998
- Latin
- Kitalen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001872
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 315,270
- Population
- 2,093,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 15.1%
- Priests
- 93
- Catholics per priest
- 3,390
- Extent
- 11,737 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 27
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Henry Juma Odonya
- Born
- 10 December 1976
- Birthplace
- Nairobi
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart stands in Kitale, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Kisumu
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Kisumu.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of KisumuKisumu
- Diocese of BungomaBungoma
- Diocese of EldoretEldoret
- Diocese of Homa BayHoma Bay
- Diocese of KakamegaKakamega
- Diocese of KapsabetKapsabet
- Diocese of KisiiKisii
- Diocese of LodwarLodwar
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A Latin Church see centered on the Kenyan city of Kitale, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale (Latin: Dioecesis Kitalen(sis)) is a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Kisumu. Its territory takes in Trans Nzoia County and West Pokot County in Kenya's North Rift region, an area of approximately 11,737 km².
Catholic Intelligence
Get early access
We are indexing the whole visible Church: every diocese and parish on earth, searchable and mapped, with Mass times, clergy, and diocesan contacts. Launching soon. Sign up to be first in when it opens, starting with [object Object].
One email at launch. Nothing else.
Already have access? Sign inSources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.