Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information |
Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo | |||
15 July 1925 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore} | Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Kisumu | |||
27 May 1932 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo | Vicariate Apostolic of Kisumu |
Diocese of Kisumu | |||
25 March 1953 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kisumu | Diocese of Kisumu |
29 June 1953 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kisumu | Prefecture Apostolic of Eldoret (erected) |
20 October 1959 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kisumu
Archdiocese of Nairobi | Prefecture Apostolic of Ngong (erected) |
21 May 1960 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kisumu | Diocese of Kisii (erected) |
11 January 1968 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Eldoret
Diocese of Kisumu Archdiocese of Nairobi | Diocese of Nakuru (erected) |
27 February 1978 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Kisumu | Diocese of Kakamega (erected) |
Archdiocese of Kisumu | |||
21 May 1990 | Elevated | Diocese of Kisumu | Archdiocese of Kisumu |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Kisumu | ||||||||||||
1950 | 227,695 | 2,300,000 | 9.9% | 6 | 90 | 96 | 2,371 | 118 | 33 | ap1951 | ||
Diocese of Kisumu | ||||||||||||
1970 | 454,960 | 2,230,330 | 20.4% | 105 | 65 | 170 | 2,676 | 83 | 295 | 41 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 207,430 | 1,028,053 | 20.2% | 8 | 26 | 34 | 6,100 | 34 | 113 | 17 | ap1981 | |
Archdiocese of Kisumu | ||||||||||||
1990 | 308,000 | 1,168,000 | 26.4% | 23 | 22 | 45 | 6,844 | 54 | 129 | 23 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 360,000 | 1,700,000 | 21.2% | 34 | 15 | 49 | 7,346 | 30 | 166 | 25 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 369,825 | 1,700,000 | 21.8% | 34 | 11 | 45 | 8,218 | 27 | 143 | 25 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 368,577 | 1,713,000 | 21.5% | 41 | 10 | 51 | 7,227 | 20 | 165 | 25 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 339,691 | 1,700,000 | 20.0% | 41 | 10 | 51 | 6,660 | 21 | 177 | 25 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 350,596 | 1,523,253 | 23.0% | 45 | 10 | 55 | 6,374 | 25 | 148 | 27 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 371,631 | 1,871,631 | 19.9% | 41 | 10 | 51 | 7,286 | 26 | 165 | 30 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 431,120 | 2,061,628 | 20.9% | 44 | 12 | 56 | 7,698 | 30 | 185 | 33 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 728,849 | 2,490,000 | 29.3% | 58 | 24 | 82 | 8,888 | 52 | 278 | 37 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 1,498,037 | 2,684,974 | 55.8% | 73 | 31 | 104 | 14,404 | 59 | 275 | 42 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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