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Kisumu (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

  • ️David M. Cheney
DateEventFromTo Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo 15 July 1925ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore} Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Kisumu 27 May 1932ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo Vicariate Apostolic of Kisumu Diocese of Kisumu 25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kisumu Diocese of Kisumu 29 June 1953Territory LostDiocese of Kisumu (Turkana, West Suk, Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, Nakuru, Baringo, Elgeyo, and Mara Kwet, except Nandi) Prefecture Apostolic of Eldoret (erected) 20 October 1959Territory LostDiocese of Kisumu (Narok)
Archdiocese of Nairobi (Kajiado) Prefecture Apostolic of Ngong (erected) 21 May 1960Territory LostDiocese of Kisumu (South Nyanza) Diocese of Kisii (erected) 5 May 1966Territory LostDiocese of Kisumu (North Borabu and West Borabu) Diocese of Kisii 11 January 1968Territory LostDiocese of Eldoret
Diocese of Kisumu
Archdiocese of Nairobi Diocese of Nakuru (erected) (Districts of Nakuru and Kericho) 20 January 1976Territory LostDiocese of Kisumu (Nandi (except Tindinyo Compound)) Diocese of Eldoret 27 February 1978Territory LostDiocese of Kisumu (Western Province and Tindinyo) Diocese of Kakamega (erected) Archdiocese of Kisumu 21 May 1990ElevatedDiocese of Kisumu Archdiocese of Kisumu