Roman Catholic Diocese of Garissa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garissa (Latin: Garissaën[sis]) is a diocese located in the city of Garissa. It is administered under the ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.

Diocese of Garissa Dioecesis Garissaënsis Jimbo la Garissa
Our Lady of Consolation Cathedral
Location
Country	Kenya
Ecclesiastical province	Mombasa
Metropolitan	Mombasa
Statistics
Area	140,000 km2 (54,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 729,000 6,690 (0.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Our Lady of Consolation Cathedral in Garissa
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	George Muthaka, OFMCap
Metropolitan Archbishop	Martin Kivuva Musonde
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Alessandro, OFMCap

History

• December 9, 1976: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Garissa from the Diocese of Mombasa and Diocese of Meru
• February 3, 1984: Promoted as Diocese of Garissa

Bishops

• Prefects Apostolic of Garissa (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Leo White, OFMCap (December 9, 1976 – 1984)
• Bishops of Garissa (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Paul Darmanin, OFMCap (February 3, 1984 - 9 Dec 2015)
  • Bishop Joseph Alessandro, OFMCap (9 Dec 2015 - 17 Feb 2022)
  • Bishop George Muthaka, OFMCap (17 Feb 2022–present)

Coadjutor Bishop

• Joseph Alessandro, OFMCap (2012-2015)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Kenya

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops [1]
• Archdiocese of Mombasa [2]