Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho

Diocese of Kericho

*Dioecesis Kerichoensis*
Diocese of Kericho; Dioecesis Kerichoensis
	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Nairobi
Statistics
Area	4,800 km2 (1,900 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 1,554,850; 223,856 (14.4%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Alfred Rotich
Bishops emeritus	Emmanuel Wandera Okombo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho (Latin: Kerichoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kericho in the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.

History

December 5, 1995: Established as Diocese of Kericho from the Diocese of Nakuru. The Diocese has 48 parishes with various religious institutions, congregations, schools, hospitals, health centers, projects and programmes.

Bishops of Kericho [1] (Latin Church)
- Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (December 6, 1995 – March 22, 2003), appointed Bishop of Homa Bay
- Emmanuel Okombo (March 23, 2003 - December 13, 2019)
- Alfred Rotich (Since December 14, 2019) [2]

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