Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong
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Diocese of Ngong
Dioecesis Ngongensis
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Location | |
Country | Kenya |
Metropolitan | Nairobi |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 942,395 74,634 (7.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Pro-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | John Oballa Owaa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong (Latin: Ngongen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ngong in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
Contents
History
- 20 October 1959: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ngong from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi and Diocese of Kisumu
- 9 December 1976: Promoted as Diocese of Ngong
Leadership
- Bishops of Ngong (Roman rite)
- Bishop John Oballa Owaa (2012-)
- Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (2002–2009)
- Bishop Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1976–2002)
- Prefects Apostolic of Ngong (Roman rite)
- Bishop Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1964–1976)
- Bishop Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. (1960–1964)
See also
Very Rev. Fr. John Oballa Owaa named the New Bishop of Ngong Diocese, Kenya on 7 January 2012. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. in August 2009. Bishop-elect John Oballa Owaa has up to this date been the Rector of St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Nairobi - Kenya. This message was received with joy and gladness by the Seminary Staff and the Seminarians. He was Ordained a priest of Kisumu (Arch-Diocese), Kenya on 28 August 1986. Bishop-elect John Oballa Owaa will be consecrated on 14 April 2012.
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