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Diocese of Lodwar

Dioecesis Loduarina



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Bishop(s)

  • John Mbinda, C.S.Sp., Bishop
  • Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 30 January 1978
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kisumu
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 77,000 (29,741 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 101, 30500 Lodwar, Kenya
  • Telephone: 720.258.246

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Lodwar
11 January 1968ErectedDiocese of Eldoret (Turkana) Prefecture Apostolic of Lodwar (erected)
Diocese of Lodwar
30 January 1978ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Lodwar Diocese of Lodwar
21 May 1990Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Lodwar (from Nairobi)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of Lodwar
1970540165,000.3%111149114ap1971
Diocese of Lodwar
19807,500185,5004.0%216184161720ap1981
199012,100211,0005.7%5202548423349ap1991
1999210,000250,00084.0%1320336,363244414ap2000
2000215,000250,00086.0%1520356,142243514ap2001
2001350,000450,00077.8%13213410,294263415ap2002
200239,685447,0008.9%132942944354216ap2003
200343,915477,0009.2%103545975414718ap2004
200448,759477,00010.2%84957855565020ap2005
201392,418630,00014.7%1931501,848447025ap2014
2016108,097855,39912.6%2434581,863506527ap2017
2019200,9151,122,20717.9%1344573,524638028ap2020
2021217,9001,180,17018.5%1838563,891559231ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Lodwar
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 316, and Page 317
  • Diocese of Lodwar
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 70, Page 276, and Page 277
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 937

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