Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa (Latin: Mombasaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.
Archdiocese of Mombasa Archidioecesis Mombasaensis | |
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Facade of the Mombasa Cathedral | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Mombasa |
Statistics | |
Area | 38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 2,374,309 346,382 (14.6%) |
Parishes | 52 |
Information | |
Rite | Roman |
Established | 1955 |
Cathedral | Holy Ghost Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Martin Kivuva Musonde |
Website | |
mombasacatholic.org |
History
edit- May 8, 1955: Established as Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi
- December 12, 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Mombasa
- May 21, 1990: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa
Special churches
editThe seat of the archbishop is Holy Ghost Cathedral in Mombasa.
- Bishop of Mombasa e Zanzibar (Roman rite)
- Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1957–1964); see below
- Bishops of Mombasa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1964–1978); see above
- Bishop Nicodemus Kirima (1978–1988), appointed Bishop of Nyeri; future Archbishop
- Bishop John Njenga (1988–1990); see below
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Mombasa (Roman rite)
- Archbishop John Njenga (1990–2005); see above
- Archbishop Boniface Lele (2005–2014 Died)
- Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (2015–present)
Suffragan dioceses
editSources
edit- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Archdiocese of Mombasa [2]