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Diocese of Bungoma

Dioecesis Bungomaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Mark Kadima Wamukoya, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 27 April 1987
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kisumu
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 4,540 (1,753 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: P.O. Box 617, 50200 Bungoma, Kenya
  • Telephone: (020)23.14.663; (055)30.456
  • Fax: 30.403

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
27 April 1987ErectedDiocese of Eldoret (Tongaren)
Diocese of Kakamega (Bungoma and Busia)
Diocese of Bungoma (erected)
21 May 1990Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Bungoma (from Nairobi)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990300,0811,043,96228.7%1972611,541156617ap1991
1999497,5441,400,00035.5%513549,21388924ap2000
2000498,5661,400,60035.6%503539,406117524ap2001
2001497,1211,400,00035.5%482509,942136424ap2002
2002511,8551,442,00035.5%512539,657136724ap2003
2003528,7681,485,26035.6%512539,976138525ap2004
2004543,7151,529,81735.5%542569,709118325ap2005
2006562,8781,575,71135.7%593629,078108128ap2007
2012639,8391,992,00032.1%683719,011149530ap2013
2015679,0002,112,00032.1%692719,563127231ap2016
2018685,9761,484,88546.2%686810,087711032ap2019
2020722,1451,564,61846.2%707010,3161210734ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 1,043, and Page 1,044
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 82, Page 937

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